1. In the NYT Motherlode blog, Lisa Belkin looks at parenting by zip code. Apparently L.A. moms only get birthday cakes from bakeries while Seattle moms whip up something from a mix.
3. Author Mel Robbins thinks moms should just quit. Don’t just take Mother’s Day off, just stop doing the all the domestic chores altogether. (We’re guessing Robbins doesn’t count those mothers whose families all fairly contribute to the household duties.)
And while Rick Marin’s kids are fighting imaginary outlaws, the Hipster Mom‘s kid is becoming one. Have you ever had to teach your kids about why we don’t shoplift?
As you might have noticed, we’re big vegetable fans here. So much so, we get rather peeved when someone tries to hide them away. That’s why we were delighted to see George Ball of the Wall Street Journaldeclare 2011 to be the Year of the Vegetable! Ball takes his cue from Michelle Obama and her Let’s Move! initiative. In order to fight childhood obesity, Ball says we need to teach by example — adults also need to eat more vegetables and the tomato slice on a burger doesn’t count. Interestingly (but not surprisingly) he says that kids get pretty excited about the vegetables they grown themselves. His answer: more community gardens! Now where is Margaret Atwood? Read more...
