http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:06:39 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:24:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-3rd-day-of-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner KOST 103.5 has already begun their “Official Holiday Music Station” madness. Hollywood & Highland and The Grove are lighting their trees this evening. Let’s not even focus on the incessant marketing of all things “holid... Seasonal Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:24:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-3rd-day-of-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d20-The-2nd-day-of-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner ON THE 2ND DAY OF THANKSGIVING, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME: TWO TURKEYS BRINING… and a pork shoulder of carnitas. But before we get into that, let’s talk honestly about those less fortunate. I sent my children off to school today,... Seasonal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d20-The-2nd-day-of-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-eight-days-of-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Never heard of them? They're like the 12 days of Christmas only shorter and completely different in that the days occur not after the holiday, but before, because we all know that Thanksgiving has barely caught its breath before we move on qui... Seasonal Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:29:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-eight-days-of-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-McCourts-should-run-the-Los-Angeles-Marathon?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Ugly does not begin to describe the divorce proceedings currently taking place between Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife, former Dodger CEO, Jamie. On November 3rd, they would have celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary but, so far, no r... Commentary Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:05:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-McCourts-should-run-the-Los-Angeles-Marathon?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Is-that-autumn-I-smell-in-the-oven?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner In Los Angeles, we’re this close to autumn. The deciduous trees are struggling to preen with their yellow, orange and red leaves. There’s a chill in the morning air and a 30% chance of rain on Thursday. I’ve brainwashed my c... Seasonal Recipes Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:18:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Is-that-autumn-I-smell-in-the-oven?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Motherhood-its-okay-to-think-ahead-and-plan?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner When my oldest was about 18 months, another new mom asked if I’d placed my daughter on a waiting list for pre-school. I laughed. Sadly, she wasn’t joking. I believed the hysteria that revolved around preparing your child for the world ... Parenting Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:10:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Motherhood-its-okay-to-think-ahead-and-plan?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-Halloween-debriefing-and-the-passing-of-time?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner It’s gone again. Put away the costumes. Eat the candy. Toss the shriveled pumpkins. Halloween is over and, in five minutes, it’s going to be Christmas. In 3½ minutes, it will be Hanukkah (December 11th). Give Thanksgiving a chan... Seasonal Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:25:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-Halloween-debriefing-and-the-passing-of-time?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Last-minute-Halloween-tips?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Have you ever had to run to the mall thirty minutes before a birthday party to get the gift and then stop at a drugstore for wrapping paper and tape, throwing the items and the present at your 8-year-old in the backseat, telling them to “mak... Seasonal Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:36:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Last-minute-Halloween-tips?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d26-The-U2-concert-if-Bono-and-Fergie-had-a-love-child?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner …he/she would be the coolest baby on the planet. A UFO landed in Pasadena sometime yesterday, which was incredibly convenient for the 333 people employed to set up the gargantuan U2 spectacle at the Rose Bowl. Where else to hide thousa... Commentary Music Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:50:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d26-The-U2-concert-if-Bono-and-Fergie-had-a-love-child?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d23-More-random-Friday-thoughts-like-Super-Nanny-casting-and-firing-bad-LAUSD-teachers?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner A big thank-you to those brave enough and creative enough to come up with a guess for the acronym CAMPEO. Please check out the comments from Wednesday’s post and appreciate what some mothers with no spare time on their hands actually came up... Commentary Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:18:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d23-More-random-Friday-thoughts-like-Super-Nanny-casting-and-firing-bad-LAUSD-teachers?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Soccer-moms-unite?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Labels are efficient but it would be tough to find anyone willing to wear one like a sandwich board. More than anything, they reduce a person to a single (possible) aspect of who they are, thereby denying the complexity of their personality. We ar... Commentary Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:19:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Soccer-moms-unite?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Surving-motherhood-part-II-getting-out-of-the-house?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Last week, I mentioned three aspects of motherhood that few people warn you about, probably because they’re unpleasant and no one wants to say anything objectionable to a pregnant woman. There were more moms who responded to “lonelines... Things to do Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:08:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Surving-motherhood-part-II-getting-out-of-the-house?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Random-thoughts-at-weeks-end-ie-put-away-the-helium-balloon?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner  It rained this past week in Los Angeles; real “get your umbrellas out” rain. Today, the temperature in the valley will creep toward 90 degrees as the sun shines fiercely. One of my daughters asked me when I thought it was going to... Local events Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:44:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Random-thoughts-at-weeks-end-ie-put-away-the-helium-balloon?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d15-There-is-a-subway-in-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Go Metro!                                  J.E. Neil  Horace Mann believed that... Things to do Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:38:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d15-There-is-a-subway-in-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Surviving-motherhood-requires-a-weekly-evening-out?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Yes, it is.                                       &nbsp... Things to do Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:09:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Surviving-motherhood-requires-a-weekly-evening-out?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Bike-helmets-and-brain-injury?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner And the helmet can match the bike!                 J.E. Neil  A wise man, psychologist Dr. David Swanson, was speaking to a group of parents at The Wesley School i... Safety Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:46:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Bike-helmets-and-brain-injury?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d1-National-Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month-and-a-nocook-cookoff-at-Vons?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner The month of October.        Courtesy of NBCAM. Did you know that October is National Dental Hygiene Month? Me neither. What about Eye Injury Prevention Month? No? (“Don’t run with that pencil in yo... Healthcare Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:07:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m10d1-National-Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month-and-a-nocook-cookoff-at-Vons?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Autumn-in-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Maybe December?  courtesy of FreeFoto  Autumn arrives in Los Angeles at about the time the calendar says it’s supposed to be winter. Even those among us who have never lived in a land of four seasons know that a near 100-degree day ... Things to do Seasonal Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:21:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Autumn-in-Los-Angeles?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m9d23-A-Wednesday-rant-Cardinal-Mahony-and-protecting-the-children?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.    J. Neil Anthropologically speaking, there is historical evidence that adults have taken care of their young. We’re supposed to. Our instincts as mothers, fathers, aunts, and uncles compe... Rants Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:37:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m9d23-A-Wednesday-rant-Cardinal-Mahony-and-protecting-the-children?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Vote-to-set-an-example?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner Whether it’s a special election or not, there are myriad reasons to vote in our local races. Two words -- Mike Duvall -- should drive traffic to the polls like nothing else. And yet, will they? Probably not. It’s difficult to know w... Local events Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:51:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12949-LA-Motherhood-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Vote-to-set-an-example?cid=exrss-LA-Motherhood-Examiner