Bring On The Meltdown!
by Isabel
By Matthew Baldwin Raising a child, like any noble endeavor, requires sacrifice. In the name of parenthood you’ll be called up to get up at all hours of the night, tighten your purse strings, forego weekend carousing at your local alehouse, and resist the urge to shout cathartic four-letter words when your laptop crashes. But [...]
Must See Mom TV
by Isabel
The power of information—classic Dr. Spock-type advice plus dish on all the newest innovations and hippest trends—is the draw of Alpha Mom TV, a cable channel started by 34-year-old working mother Isabel Kallman. Kallman believes Alpha Mom TV is a salve for new mothers’ busy lives. Aired nationally on Comcast’s video on demand, it’s available [...]
I Con You Because I Love You
by Isabel
By Jennifer Mattern My husband is an easy mark. I knew I was in big trouble the day I found him on his knees outside Kid #1’s locked bedroom door. “Time-out is over,” he was yelling. “It’s time to come out of time-out.” Silence. “I mean it,” he whimpered. “Just TWO MORE MINUTES in time-out [...]
Dream, Draw and Dress
by Isabel
By Melissa Summers Letting my daughter create her own t-shirt has been a lesson in letting go. When I first opened the package of Peace Monkey’s Do-It-Yourself Tees, I was instantly struck with the kind of crippling anxiety which will only grip an anally-retentive adult when faced with a permanent marker, a t-shirt and an [...]
Shhh… It’s a Secret… Tell all your Friends
by Isabel
By Melissa Summers I hate to pay full price for anything. Where I’m from, Michigan, paying full price for anything is like taking money and tossing it into your garbage disposal. How could you possibly pay full price when there’s a discount available? When I’m shopping online, at the checkout I’ll be asked “Do you [...]
Alpha Mom’s Favorite Gift for the Holidays: Last Minute Idea
by Isabel
By Heather B. Armstrong of dooce.com When the Buddha Board arrived and I removed the red laptop from its sleek packaging my husband had to pick his jaw up off the floor. “You shouldn’t have!” he said, convinced I had bought him a new computer. “I didn’t!” I shot back, hiding the tablet behind my [...]
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