The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

Dadditude: How A Real Man Became A Real Dad
Phil Lerman
Da Capo Press/Lifelong Books
Hardcover, $19.95
245 pgs.
I have to admit, when I found out the author of Dadditude is the same Phil Lerman of America’s Most Wanted fame, I was a little surprised. I just didn’t know what to expect. What I found between the cover was […]

Sarong, spelled with an ‘o’ is what the westerners refer to when talking about the piece of garment most Asians wear as skirts. Growing up, I have always referred to it as kain batik (worn by the women) and kain pelikat (worn by the men). Wearing a kain batik is also considered an artform that […]

It seems as if the Girl has “suddenly” switched her sleep schedule around, going on about a week now.
Going to sleep-yes! sleep!- by 7:30-yes, that’s P.M.-and then…waking at the crack of dawn the next day-about 7:30. Early, considering 9a.m./9p.m. was the norm for months.
This, of course, has its benefits and drawbacks.
The benefits being: she’s in […]

Once upon a time in a kingdom far away there lived a Young Knight who desperately wanted a magical wooden sword. He had a whole collection of swords made of plastic, foam and cardboard but alas, the magical wooden sword had eluded him.
It was during the winter months that his mother, the Wise Sorceress of […]

 After about a week and a half home, my son drove back to Los Angeles with a couple of friends. As a last minute development, my daughter went with them. Once she arrives, she’s staying for a week, then flying up to Portland for a week, then home.  They left during the snowstorm on New […]

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Katy Farber, founder and editor of the site Non-Toxic Kids: Helping Your Kids Stay Safe, Healthy and Smart. The site went up this past October and has been quite a success in light of last year’s rash of recalls. In the words of Farber:
Americans make the assumption […]

I expected a terrible eczema flare up on Baby during our trip to Houston. We received a huge unexpected surprise.
Despite the hassle of traveling, staying in a hotel room, dashing between lecture halls and the babysitting room at the convention, and overall relative neglect in caring for his eczema, Baby’s eczema actually got better, with […]