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Well. I go to a hippie church. It’s a very personal thing, church, isn’t it? I have been trying to be pretty private about it. As private as you can be when you tell the Internet everything. In the “real” world, I kind of whisper, “We’ll be at church Sunday morning?” when people ask if […]

As you may know, Americans recently remembered the anniversary of 9/11. I was in the third grade when it happened. I didn’t realize what happened until a couple years later. I was too young then to understand what was going on. But when I realized what had happened, I didn’t believe it until I saw […]

Cindy-Lu is starting pre-school next week. She won’t be three until December, but we found a pre-school that accepts two years old and off she goes. It is only two mornings a week for two hours at a time, but I’m still nervous. She’s so young and she’s such a mama’s girl. I really do […]

“Tell me something, just how long have you had those shoes????”
I looked down at my old, worn-out sneakers. “Um…fifteen years. Since high school. Why?”
My friend Monica stared at me, wide-eyed. “You tell me you haven’t bought any shoes in fifteen years?”
I laughed and said, “Of course not. It’s just that I’ve had these shoes for […]

What was I thinking when I named my child? I had always loved the name Jack, not as a nickname, but as a stand-alone. To me it connoted strength, confidence, simplicity, and a gentle, easy way of navigating the world. A solid name, for sure. Common, as well, but I didn’t […]

You do your best. You wake up at night and get the glass of kitchen water, because the bathroom water tastes funny. You get up early to go over dictation words one more time before test days. You make lunches. You carpool. You sit in freezing cold rinks or humid dance studios. […]

When we moved to Florida four years ago, it was a huge relief.
My relationship with my mother had devolved into something that was far from healthy, and being sixteen hours away was wonderful.
The distance allowed me to change my skewed perspective and allowed Tucker and me to establish ourselves as our own “family”.
Visits “home” were […]

My youngest started kindergarten last month.
Things are going well, though the teachers are finding out just what I meant by, “Warning: He makes his older brother look boring.” They spent all summer chuckling when I said that, little did they know it was an actual warning. Have resisted saying, “I told you so.”
An aside: I […]

My husband is traveling pretty frequently for work these days. On a day to day basis he plays an integral role in how our home operates and we miss him terribly while he’s away. He often takes the lead at bedtime and picks up where my patience leaves off. He really is […]

Editor’s note: I am so excited to welcome Amy Nathan to GNMParents! Amy’s column: From Froot Loops to Flax Seeds will be a running feature every week. Welcome, Amy!

My kids call me Turkey-Mom. You can call me Amy.
Actually they say… Turkey??? MOM!!! But instead of a perilous parent forcing healthy food […]