Author Archives: MotherhoodOutLoud

Book Review – Shout Her Lovely Name

By Rochelle Jewel Shapiro I don’t usually read short story collections (I prefer novels) but the sublime title, Shout Her Lovely Name, made me pick it up. The themes are jarring such as in the title story about a girl whose anorexia and bulimia terrorizes her parents, but the writing is so quirky (recipes are included) […]

Friends for Life? Wait Till Kids Enter the Picture

By Judith Warner, The New York Times NOTHING can sink a friendship like differences over parenting. Sometimes the areas of disagreement are stark and dramatic, leading to blowups and out-and-out breaks. Most of the time they’re subtle and unstated, a matter of dark looks and long-simmering resentments, that erode, rather than rupture, formerly close relationships. […]

FINALLY! Barbie is Going Bald

Have you been following the Bald Barbie movement? Here’s the short version: Two moms started a Facebook campaign called Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let’s see if we can get it made, to basically give young girls undergoing chemotherapy (or with Alopecia or Trichotillomania) a sense of normalcy and acceptance. Also for young girls coping with a […]

Parenting a Parent

By Robin Gorman Newman I feel like a contestant in The Dating Game television show… only I’m participating on behalf of my father. And, it’s not for a love match, but rather a live-in aide… two to be exact. My mom passed away over ten years ago, and five years after that, we brought in a live-in […]

The Boobie Beanie: Accentuate the Positive?

By Rebecca Odes It is no big secret that I am a big fan of both boobs and crafts.  Behold the boob beanie, the perfect intersection of the two. The boob beanie is a hat meant to look like a breast, which is meant to be worn by a baby while breastfeeding. The result is […]

What a GORGEOUS photo!

The best gift a father can give his children is to love their mother. By MomCenter Phillipines

When is it appropriate to call the police on your children?

Some children are stubborn learners, and despite a parent’s best efforts, behavior problems can persist. At what point is it okay to get the police involved in your child’s discipline? See all the answers on Circle of Moms…

10 Biggest Nanny News Stories of 2011

The holiday season and year’s end is a natural time for reflection. As we scan through our files, it seems to us that 2011 was a fairly busy year for nanny news. So we’ve compiled a list of what we consider to be, in no particular order, the ten biggest nanny news stories of 2011. […]

YouTube Challenge – I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present

I’m Jealous of My Nanny

A working mom’s dilemma. By Alison Hart “Do you think your nanny is too affectionate with your daughter?” my friend asked me at work the other day. I understood exactly what she was asking. We had had our babies within a month of each other. We were both back in the office, and our children […]