Browsing all posts in "kid".

There are Some Things Kids Should Just Know

The words to the national anthem, that’s one. There is no scenario possible in which a home grown American boy should not be able to come up with the words. If he’s a singer, he has double indemnity. In light of Jesse McCartney’s historic meltdown over the weekend, The Mother has been pondering what, exactly, [...]

You Say Tomato…

Being a biologist has its strong points in the motherhood arena. For instance, teaching your kids about sex is sort of natural. You start with yeast and work your way up, and the kids never have that slap-themselves-on-the-forehead, we’re-not-in-Kansas anymore moment. And my kids benefit from the microbiology degree, because I don’t stress about raw [...]