After reading this New York Times piece by Emily Rapp, “Notes from a Dragon Mom,” I’d like to take a step back and just take a moment to be completely and absolutely thankful for my wonderful kids. Kapp’s 18-month-old son Ronan was born with Tay-Sachs, a rare genetic disorder, and will likely die before his [...]
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Oh, Ye Olde Double Standard! (Or: Read Amy Sohn on Why Go the F**K to Sleep Wasn’t Written by a Woman)
So you’ve probably already heard of Go the F**K to Sleep, written by Adam Mansbach, a tired new dad who–bingo!–couldn’t get his kid to sleep. Chances are, you either love it or hate it. Either way, you can’t ignore it–the book’s become a runaway hit and was a New York Times bestseller before it even [...]
“What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage”
If you haven’t already read Amy Sutherland‘s essay in The New York Times, now’s the time. It’s a hilarious and poignant story of how Sutherland used animal training techniques to reform her marriage. At the time, she was writing a book on animal trainers when she realized she could use many of the same techniques [...]
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