List/Grid Tag Archives: Urban Parenting
Embarking on Single Motherhood With No Training Wheels
Her first bike had been sitting in the backyard all winter. It was still big for her, so I was reluctant to buy her training wheels and teach her how to ride. After months of collecting rust and dust, I went to take out the garbage and found it was missing. I had no idea how long ago it was stolen. It could have been weeks already. It was the end summer and I was…
Is Everyone Broke? Urban Parenting on a Tight Budget…
Today was free day at the Bronx Zoo. Well, you know, technically donation day, but for my friend M and I, it costs a mere couple of bucks to get our two two year-olds through the big gates and into the madness of the summertime zoo. Upon entering through different gates (I drive, she takes the express bus from the Upper East Side), we were lost in a sea of technicolor camp t-shirts and a…
In My Element…
I suppose the best way to really get to know a person is to do the day-to-day with her. To really see her in her element. As I write this, I am sitting on the toilet seat of our bathroom next to my two year old while he splashes himself with water yelling, “Mama, I have fleas!!!” (we also have a dog….who had fleas last week…). It is ten pm, and I am fairly certain…
Baby Steps
We’re going green, as in the present progressive tense. We’re not there yet, but we will be. And in a place like Toronto, the resources available are quite substantial. Yet despite the advantages of this city, the average aspiring tree-hugger can easily become overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of eco-advice. Enough to make us prematurely admit defeat – we decided to approach this lifestyle makeover in the same way a child approaches mobility; we’re taking…
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