Author Archives: naomi panzer
Finding Mrs. Right
I’m giddy. Butterflies in the belly. Just met someone and felt a total connection, and now I have the familiar excitement of wondering when we’ll see each other again. We finish each other’s sentences! We both love the outdoors! We totally get each other! Before you start judging, let me just clarify that I’m not [...]
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Bad Choices, Bad Friend?
Do the clothing choices your mom pal makes for her girls get in the way of your friendship? I know that may sound ridiculous, but I keep thinking about Abercrombie’s new push up bikini top for girls as young as seven, and as vile and disgusting as I think it is, I wonder how many [...]
The Real Drama of Children’s Theatre
When I took my daughter to see a children’s production of The Princess and The Pea at a local theatre, I fully expected the drama on stage. But the theatrics in the audience were like a second show, which competed with the professional performance. And frankly, annoyed the crap out of me. I understand that [...]
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Are Playdates Like Vegas?
I took my kids to see the Yogi Bear movie and was horrified when, instead of kid-appropriate previews, the theatre showed a Rihanna video for her whine/scream/song, Only Girl. I don’t know if any of you watch MTV anymore (not that they play videos anyway) but if you have seen this video, you can understand [...]
When Carpool Stinks Like a Cesspool
I’ll admit, the inside of my SUV is kinda gross not the cleanest. Even though the days of furry Cheerios and sippy cups of rotten milk are gone, I do have a bit of a mess going on inside. But it’s more of a dog hair, scattered baseball cards, assorted crumbs from whatever meal was [...]
Sibling Rivalry…Over Parenting Differences
Lisa Belkin’s Motherlode blog post sparked a lively discussion about problems that arise between siblings over their differences in parenting styles. With the holiday season in full swing, all of those expanded dinner tables and chaotic family get-togethers provide loads of opportunities for aggravated brothers and sisters to brawl over all kinds of parenting issues [...]
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Disciplining Other People’s Children
Sunday’s New York Times “Social Q’s” highlights the entire point of sharing our stories here on Mommy Manners: parents are at a loss for what to do when it comes to handling sticky situations with other parents. There is not only the “what should I do?” moment while you’re in the thick of an awkward [...]
Hanging Up My Robe and Gavel
I’m done. No more judging other moms. Nuh-uh. Not me. I won’t cringe when I hear a friend say to her kid, “Stop that behavior or I’ll spank you!” I won’t harrumph when I witness a flabbergasted mom at Target say to one of her twins, “Why can’t you be more like your brother?!” I [...]
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