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Fascinating post! I’ve always wondered what it’s like on a set for a child. It seems like you handled it well and best of all, when your son is grown he can look back at that film and remember what a cool mom he had.
Both Sides Now: Stage Mom, Director Mom
Since October of 2009, I've been lucky enough to enjoy a full year of mentorship and professional networking among a group of diverse filmmakers who were also selected as Project Involve 2010 Fellows by Film Independent Los Angeles. (They promote independent film in the shadow of the Hollywoo...
We're having a date night tonight and I'm so excited!! I feel like I haven't had an uninterrupted conversation with my husband in months. We try to make time for date nights, but it's so hard to arrange! And babysitters are so expensive. The whole time I'm counting up how much it's costing us in my head.
I hope you have a date night soon!
Date Night Doldrums
I was in a music class with my daughter and six other kids and their moms. During a break one of the moms said, "I'm excited because it's date night tonight!" and another mom responded, "Wow you're so lucky!" Being a comedian, I could resist saying, "My husband and I LOVE date nights. He goes ...
I think we're going to have a tweet up at Homegirl Cafe. I'll keep you posted.
Save Homeboy Industries
I wrote a post recently about Arizona's backward, potentially racist immigration law. In reading the comments and other blogs, I was reminded how many people associate illegal immigrants with rising gang violence regardless of whether there's any truth to that or not . Okay, if you're one of t...
That's great, Elizabeth! Thank you!
Save Homeboy Industries
I wrote a post recently about Arizona's backward, potentially racist immigration law. In reading the comments and other blogs, I was reminded how many people associate illegal immigrants with rising gang violence regardless of whether there's any truth to that or not . Okay, if you're one of t...
Let's do it!!! Great idea!
Save Homeboy Industries
I wrote a post recently about Arizona's backward, potentially racist immigration law. In reading the comments and other blogs, I was reminded how many people associate illegal immigrants with rising gang violence regardless of whether there's any truth to that or not . Okay, if you're one of t...
This kills me!! Even tourist destinations don't have enough of a police presence in LA. It's so sad that your kids have to worry that they are going to get shot by simply going to the beach.
Is Venice Beach No Longer Family Friendly?
Even though we're hardcore east-of-Hollywood "Hipstervania" residents, my family's always enjoyed heading out to Venice Beach on the weekends. We've had good times strolling the boardwalk, taking in all the incense sellers and lovable weirdos. Lately though, I'm not so sure Venice Beach is 100...
I'm not ready for this either. My 6yrold is already talking about the girl in class that he's going to marry. It's cute now, but I don't even want to think about dating or whatever it is they do these days (i sound so old!!)
Digits...so funny.
Don't Bring Home The Digits
My nine year-old son came home from school last Friday with something grown men sometimes find impossible to get: The digits. You know, phone numbers. Notice the plural ending on the word. Not "number". He had "numbers". Girls in his class gave him their numbers, and he gave them his in return...
Save Homeboy Industries
Posted Jun 1, 2010 at LA Moms Blog
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I love it when my kids surprise me with an "excuse me" or a "may I please." It's so much better than "move" or "I want that." Keep up the good work. Like Sarah said, polite society depends on it!
Where Did My Miss Manners Go?
Are 3-year-old children supposed to have manners, let alone good ones? Ever since my daughter first started speaking, my husband and I have been encouraging her to say "Please," "Thank you" and "May I ..." Of course it's taken a while -- I mean, heck, she had to learn English first -- but she...
I definitely get your relationship to your old life and Lost. I felt that way with the end of Sex and the City, the television show. I wish I could say the same for Lost, but I think I'm the only person with a television who has never seen it.
'Lost' May Be Over, but It's Just the Beginning
The final season of the mega-popular TV series "Lost" has come to an end, and after six seasons of questions, answers and more questions, what fans like myself can agree on most is that there will always be nostalgia for this enigmatic show. It was definitely a game-changer, and now that it's...
Hilarious!! I know exactly how you feel. I saw Bruce Springsteen the last time he was in LA and there were these young whipper snappers behind me talking (trying to hook up) and I shooshed them. After everyone I know made fun of me for being "that lady" who kills your buzz, I realized I am that lady and her name is old. I'm no longer the youngest person at the Bruce Springsteen concert, I'm just another middle aged woman hoping Bruce will pull her on stage (but he can't because he might break his hip).
Too Old to Rock and Roll
I'm almost ashamed to tell you the year I attended my first rock concert. Let's just say Elton John still had a full head of hair. And it was pink. Concert-going was a big part of my social life when I was in my 20's, especially after I landed a job in radio, which didn't pay much but came wi...
Oh, no!
Itchy and Scratchy
I love my kids and I feel like I'm a pretty tough mom, but if my kids come home with lice I'm going to move out. I don't know what it is about lice. I know there are other bugs living on our skin, but I can't see them or feel them. I've been puked on and peed on, I've had my son rub his eye la...
I'm hoping the same is true for us. The kids should be required to wear hats!
Itchy and Scratchy
I love my kids and I feel like I'm a pretty tough mom, but if my kids come home with lice I'm going to move out. I don't know what it is about lice. I know there are other bugs living on our skin, but I can't see them or feel them. I've been puked on and peed on, I've had my son rub his eye la...
Thanks! That's good to know. I hope they don't charge by hair follicle.
Itchy and Scratchy
I love my kids and I feel like I'm a pretty tough mom, but if my kids come home with lice I'm going to move out. I don't know what it is about lice. I know there are other bugs living on our skin, but I can't see them or feel them. I've been puked on and peed on, I've had my son rub his eye la...
Hilarious and true. It's interesting, there are moms who volunteer too much, I can name 10 off the top of my head, and those who don't volunteer at all. If everyone just did what they could it wouldn't fall on a small group of people to get everything done. Sadly, that will never happen.
Just Say NO To Volunteering
What I am about to say is not very PC; so get ready: Moms, stop volunteering so much. Yes, you read that right. I am not encouraging mothers to volunteer in their schools, churches or communities. Quite the opposite: I am asking them to stop doing it. What’s wrong with me? I know you’re aski...
Yes, it does suck. My once very well behaved child now says to me, "I don't have to do what you say" or "why do i have toooooooooo!!! (whine, whine, whine).
Six Sucks
I remember the terrible twos. I expected them, I had been told by other mothers what to prepare for. When the threes and fours were challenging I had been warned. Five seemed to be calming down. My child could be reasoned with, explained to. I thought there was going to be peace in my time, a...
I don't know what statistic you're talking about, I couldn't find anything to support your statement about gang violence and illegal immigrants.
I did find this, though, from CNN http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/29/arizona.immigration.crime/
This is a portion of the article:
"According to FBI statistics, violent crimes reported in Arizona dropped by nearly 1,500 reported incidents between 2005 and 2008. Reported property crimes also fell, from about 287,000 reported incidents to 279,000 in the same period. These decreases are accentuated by the fact that Arizona's population grew by 600,000 between 2005 and 2008.
According to the nonpartisan Immigration Policy Institute, proponents of the bill "overlook two salient points: Crime rates have already been falling in Arizona for years despite the presence of unauthorized immigrants, and a century's worth of research has demonstrated that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes or be behind bars than the native-born." "
And I'm flabbergasted by your statement that marching on city hall isn't going to make change happen sooner. History shows us that demonstrating and speaking out is exactly how we make change happen! The public outcry against this law is incredible and it has resulted in lawsuits and boycotts against the state.
Come on, Arizona. Really?
I'm from Tucson and I feel like I'm constantly defending Arizona. "It's a dry heat." "The desert is beautiful". "The people are lovely." But I can't begin to defend the law passed last week that legalizes racial profiling. The governor of Arizona signed a law that forces police to ask anyone s...
Thanks for mentioning the marches, Eunice. There are also rallies in Westwood and MacArthur Park.
Come on, Arizona. Really?
I'm from Tucson and I feel like I'm constantly defending Arizona. "It's a dry heat." "The desert is beautiful". "The people are lovely." But I can't begin to defend the law passed last week that legalizes racial profiling. The governor of Arizona signed a law that forces police to ask anyone s...
Thanks, Florinda. Can you send me a link to your friend's post? I would love to read it.
Come on, Arizona. Really?
I'm from Tucson and I feel like I'm constantly defending Arizona. "It's a dry heat." "The desert is beautiful". "The people are lovely." But I can't begin to defend the law passed last week that legalizes racial profiling. The governor of Arizona signed a law that forces police to ask anyone s...
Actually, the article you linked to isn't a NYT editorial, it's an op ed piece written by a former advisor to John Ashcroft. The New York Times calls the law "a mean spirited bill that would do little to stop illegal immigration." http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/opinion/18sun3.html?scp=6&sq=arizona%20and%20immigration&st=cse
Come on, Arizona. Really?
I'm from Tucson and I feel like I'm constantly defending Arizona. "It's a dry heat." "The desert is beautiful". "The people are lovely." But I can't begin to defend the law passed last week that legalizes racial profiling. The governor of Arizona signed a law that forces police to ask anyone s...
Thank you for the comment! The title is probably a little over the top. But what struck me was that there was an entire primetime show dedicated to hyping the Ipad. We do our research,too, it took us nearly a year to buy our television. My husband did his research about the Ipad and concluded that he didn't really need it. But that Ipad Modern Family was so gushing I really think it made him, and many others, feel they had to have it.
The iPad as a Harbinger of the Decline of Western Civilization
A couple of weeks ago the husband and I sat down to watch our new favorite show, Modern Family. It was the one where Phil wants an iPad for his birthday. At the end of the episode Phil starts stroking it and says, "I love you." I turned to my husband and said, "You want one now don't you?" His...
I'm glad you had a good time on your weekend away. There's so much going on in our kids' lives these days it's amazing what a couple of days of taking it easy can do.
Forget the parenting books. Go on a weekend vacation.
The word "stress" can't even begin to describe the vibe in my house ever since I started working a semi-full time job a month ago. It's been a month of rearranging schedules; shuffling our girl between mom, dad, the preschool and a new nanny; of very, very little sleep; and of errand-running-...
I love it! That's such an only-in-SoCal story.
Why Fake and Bake When You can Snow and Grow?
Living in Southern California I thought I'd seen everything. The plastic boobs. The nearly synthetic hair. The folks in their blinged out Hummers showing up at the food bank. The moms passing off organic bakery treats as their own home cooked fare. But wait for it... there's more. Last summe...
Like you, I had a good experience with my catholic church growing up. It was a fun place to be and I liked our priest who was great to talk to. But a family friend was not so lucky and he, along with several other boys, was abused by a priest at his church. The priest was moved to another church and I don't know what happened to him. Something drastic has to happen in the Catholic Church to get the cover ups to stop. I know it can happen anywhere, but it happens too frequently with catholic priests.
Catholic Church in Los Angeles vows to Keep Kids Safe, Mine Included
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Los Angeles Archdiocese has also highlighted the month with its "Keep Kids Safe" campaign. My first thought, when I heard those words at Mass on Sunday, was: Finally. In recent weeks, the Catholic Church has come under harsh -- that is no...
I know what you mean. I complain about not having any time to myself, and now my inlaws have agreed to watch the kids while the husband and I go away for a weekend. But I don't want to go. It's too far (an airplane ride) and it seems too hard. I'd have to pack them, pack me, leave all kinds of instructions. Ugghh. Can't win.
I love you, now leave me alone
These past few years blogging, I have written hundreds of posts about my kids. Bragging about them, obsessing about one problem or another, trying to do better for them. Before I blogged (and now), I've had thousands of conversations about parenting them; about what parental involvement should...
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