Strollerderby asks this provoking question in reference to Hillary Clinton. Heh. If it was true, of course, there would have been a lesbian president long ago, and Martina Navratilova’s birthday would be a national holiday. (Yeah, yeah. It’s a stereotype. Laugh with me here.)
Helen and I are going to tackle the season opener in our vlog this week, so stay tuned till Thursday for a full analysis of all the parenting scenes, storylines, and suggestions. The fifth season in fact kicks off with a big ol’ parenting scene. After a fantasy introduction in which Jenny imagines her thinly
A few miscellaneous items for your reading pleasure, collected over the holidays: Abigail Garner points out an article from the Connecticut Journal Inquirer, profiling 13-year-old Rebecca Lazarus, the daughter of two gay dads and an active advocate for LGBT families. Also in Connecticut, the Hartford Courant featured Elizabeth Kerrigan and Joanne Mock, lead plaintiffs in
It came to my attention that January 6, when The L Word, Season Five premieres, is the date traditionally celebrated as “Twelfth Night” (though modern observances may place it on the 5th). Shakespeare, in his gender-mix-up comedy Twelfth Night, has Viola, in male drag, comment upon the Countess Olivia: She made good view of me;
In this edition of our weekly video blog, brought to you in partnership with After Ellen, Helen and I look at the low-tech but still entertaining world of board games. We review two brand-spanking new kids’ games from Cranium, including one that works for all types of family configurations. We also recommend a bevy of
I’ll start the year on a light note, with a bit of post-season haiku: Spouse is back to work Son is still awash in toys Legos underfoot And reflecting on some of the year-end political news: Oregon waylaid New Hampshire civilized now Trip to Uruguay? Feel free to leave your own contributions in the comments.
All the best for the new year to all of you and your families! (‘Fess up now, those of you with infants and toddlers: How many of you dressed them as Baby New Year yesterday, if only so you could send the photo to relatives? I’ll admit to doing so when my son was still
What are some of your wishes for the coming year: personal, familial, professional, or political? For me: I wish for family stability. An interstate move last year (and six months of living apart from Helen during the week while we tried to sell our old house) was enough upheaval for a while. I wish to
A very merry Christmas to those of you celebrating it this week. Posting will be light for a few days, as we’ll be doing some celebrating of our own here at Mombian HQ. I also suspect many of you will be busy assembling train sets and dollhouses and searching for extra D-cell batteries and dealing
Yes, we’re parents, and we’re busy. That’s reason enough to be stuck with last-minute shopping. Here are a few ideas to get you through. I’ve stuck with gifts for grown-ups (though some may work for kids, too), since children have usually told us way in advance what they want, and any parent celebrating Christmas who
