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"Real Moms" versus Supermoms--lowering expectations and increasing happiness
Published on 2010-01-07 12:08:00
I just read a very interesting white paper courtesy of Ad Age entitled "The New Female: The Rise of the Real Moms. (http://.adage.com/whitepapers/index.php)Among other things, the white paper noted that the younger generation of moms, unlike their predecessors (that would be me and my friends) understands the inherent trade-offs of motherhood and don't strive to be "Supermom" just "real moms" (lower case intentional). So, they don't expect themselves to be captains of industry plus Martha Stew
Upping Your Percentages on Birthday Party RSVPs
Published on 2009-10-10 22:48:00
I recently heard a heart-breaking story about a woman who invited 20+ kids to her son's 4th birthday party and got RSVPs from exactly 3 people. The other parents simply never bothered to respond. A recent transplant to Colorado, this woman asked another parent if this was typical and the other mom replied, "Oh, we don't do RSVPs in Colorado."First of all, I must defend my home state. I have lived in Colorado for 13 years and have thrown over 20 birthday parties and this simply has not been m
Heading off Post Birthday Party Let-Downs
Published on 2009-10-06 18:27:00
As even the casual viewer of "Bridezilla" knows, big events have a way of bringing out the worst in people. Especially when those people are children who haven't yet developed a sense of proportion about, well, pretty much anything. Their birthday party looms large in their little world. It is a source of power ("I'm uninviting you to my birthday party"), the day when they rule the world, the day that all the attention and focus is on them. Seductive, n'est pas?So, when the party is over and the
