Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 22nd, 2010
Changing the bell schedule originally published on February 26, 2009, on DC Metro Moms. I am a proud product of Fairfax County Public Schools–from kindergarten to high school graduation! So I am delighted that my firstborn child, Bito, will be starting full day kindergarten at a FCPS school in September. I am also nervous as I look at [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 22nd, 2010
Free Advice originally published February 7, 2009, on DC Metro Moms. When I was pregnant with Bito, I soaked up as much information about pregnancy as possible (hello BabyCenter!). I was also inundated with free advice given to me by anyone and everyone. Some of it was helpful, other information made me take pause and wonder [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Three or more originally published December 28, 2008, on DC Metro Moms. I am surprised by how often I get stopped and asked, “What’s it like having three?” My first inclination is to think that they are asking because my kids are being rambunctious and loud and I am being judged for having out-of-control children. [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Preschool lessons originally published November 28, 2008, on DC Metro Moms. I admit it: I went out this morning for Black Friday. I only went to one store to get just one item. One of the big box stores had a great deal on a gadget I’ve been eyeing, so I left The Husband and kids [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Introducing Diversity originally published November 21, 2008, on DC Metro Moms. When we first got married, my white-bread Husband had some difficulty acclimating to mykimchi family. Or as he likes to say, my kimchi family had difficulty acclimating to him. As we are raising our bi-racial children (they’ve also been called mixed), it’s a priority for us [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Thanksgiving woes originally published November 11, 2008, on DC Metro Moms. Now that the election has passed, we return to our regularly scheduled November programming. For my family, this means birthdays and Thanksgiving. Bito and Cupcake celebrate birthdays within six days of each other this month, which makes for some grand planning and work. Once [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 18th, 2010
Babysitter Poaching originally published October 20, 2008, on DC Metro Moms. I made my way through high school babysitting for one family. They paid me extremely well and were willing to work around my schedule. I committed one evening each weekend to them but got to choose whether that would be Friday or Saturday night. [...]
