Where Old (Motherwhatnowredux) Meets New
(Photo by Kevin Dooley on Flickr) I didn't even bother reading all the way through this article about why French parents are better, because I can already tell you a) it's true and b) why it's true. Basically, anyone is better at parenting than American helicopter parents. What about obsessing over kids, overscheduling them, overindulging them, and basically raising them to think they're the center of the universe could possibly create happy, well-behaved, reslilient, adults who are able to be productive and contribute...
February, 8 2012 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
It's that time of year again...time for my movie recap. In case you don't know this about me, I'm obsessed with going to movies. Not watching movies at home--too many distractions. But going to the movie theater. In 2008 I saw 50 movies. In 2009, I saw 53. Last year I made it to 57. So my number to beat this year was 57. Did I make it? Of course I did! This year's total? 64 movies. Gulp. Next year is going to be a bitch having to top that. Let me just preface this by saying that if you didn't go to a lot of movies...
January, 11 2012 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
In case you're not familiar with the awesome power of dad bloggers, you better brace yourselves for the revolt that's brewing. Not. A few months ago, there was a big whine-fest in the blogosphere when Ragu poorly executed a social media campaign and some dad bloggers tried to go Motrin moms about the whole thing. Melodramatic headlines like "Ragu Hates Dads" ensued. Shockingly, the world did not stop spinning and life went on as usual. But a new article in Boston magazine warns about a powerful new movement that...
December, 1 2011 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
So I went to Target to look for a stencil frame for the chalkboard paint we bought. And it turns out you don't even need paint--behold the chalkboard decal(s)! (There were three in the package--AND...
October, 11 2011 • 1 Comment • 0 Faves
Last night I had a party at my house--the kind of party that involves everyone standing around the kitchen drinking wine and chatting in the kitchen for hours. Even though I've lived in this house for four years, something clicked in me during the hours of chatting/wine drinking last night: the stark white door leading from my kitchen to my garage is butt ugly. Somewhere between washing dishes last night and waking up this morning I was struck with what seemed to be the best idea ever: painting the door with chalkboard...
October, 7 2011 • 2 Comments • 0 Faves
My name is Maggie McGary this is my personal blog. This blog started 5 years ago at Motherwhatnow Redux but Blogger old-style recently stopped working for me so I moved over here.
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