Mom uses Pokemon cards to explain electoral college
Explain electoral college to kids using Pokemon cards ...
Category: Judgy Asian Mom
Stealing Books from Children! Shame On You. Exercise Kindness
Kindness is a muscle too! Marita is dismayed to discover that someone stole books from a local Little Free Library. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that supports the worldwide movement to offer free b ...
Adventure at 99 Ranch Market
If you know what this is, you are very, very Asian. ...
The gift bag fiasco
Lulu just celebrated her fifth birthday party. Smallish. Big success considering that Lulu had no tantrums or puking! The whole party I was on high alert for her to fall apart. I’m on high alert for meltdowns like any SP ...
Just breathe. Patience is not my friend.
Having my kid with SPD is like having one of those wonderful women from SNL (Saturday Night Live) constantly around. Lulu reminds me of Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Kristin Wiig. Lulu also does a great Molly Shannon. Lu ...
Dance with me? I say yes!
My friend, A, also has a frighteningly bright daughter with SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder.) I think both girls should go to that special X-Men school and learn to harness their powers for good. Every parent of a chal ...
Old lady face off in Trader Joe’s
In Los Angeles, there is a skim of politeness amongst the Trader Joe’s/Whole Foods patrons. As a sleep/fun deprived parent, unsolicited advice should be returned with a polite f**k you smile. Keep moving like a shark to ...
Halloween with little ones
Lulu is terrified of anything Halloween scary. Skeletons, pumpkins, and ghosts are okay if they are smiling. We live in one of those neighborhoods where Los Angeles creative types go nuts on Halloween. Moving zombies. Da ...
Piss and vinegar. That’s my girl!
Lulu was supposed to be named Amelia. I used to get my slow, pregnant, cardio stroll on at the Amelia Earhart Park in our neighborhood. When she was born after 36+ hours of labor, she came out hand first. The husband l ...
Quest for sippy cups
I devote at least one hour a week to finding and tracking sippy cups. It is a hopeless obsession. They always get lost. As a rule, the more expensive the sippy, the more quickly it is lost or damaged. The toxic, cheap si ...