I walked in to a Hallmark store with my friend J the other day and what did I see? This baby card. Of course, I had to get it. It’s basically an unintentional ad for my book HOW TO RAISE YOUR PARENTS. Thank you, Hallmark!
Big companies are endlessly studying how teens (and tweens) are consuming media. (You know the studies and articles I’m talking about: “Teens are on Twitter” – “Facebook is the new MySpace” – “Texting is the end of Communicaton as We Know it!”) But the most interesting study I’ve read recently is one on The Way [...]
For all you environmentally-friendly social butterflies out there, you’ll love this story about a group of teenagers in Kingston, Canada, who are collecting old cell phones and batteries to try and save the gorillas in the Congo. The Congo is where a lot of the ore (one of the main components of cell phones) is [...]
A friend at work sent me this video of commuters in Japan. She thought was hysterical but it made me start to sweat – literally. Can you imagine paying someone to shove you on to an already packed subway car or bus? Apparently, in Japan there are "porters" that some business people will pay to [...]
The most mysterious thing happened to me this morning. I’m sitting at my desk at work (listening to the new Jack Johnson and writing emails) and a delivery guy shows up with a big flower box. Inside are 2 dozen gorgeous roses, all spring colors, and a beautiful clear vase. But…the card was blank. I [...]
I am one of those people who always forget April Fool’s Day until someone has already played a major prank on me. Last year, one of my friends told me she was moving to San Francisco and I fell for it. The year before my sister told me she was pregnant and I fell for [...]
I know the whole "Jamie Lynn is pregnant" thing is old news, but this YouTube video is still my absolute favorite thing ever. This little girl totally remind me of my niece, Abbie Jane. And the way she says, "it’s baby food…" I LOVE it! Super cute.
I’ve been thinking about my post on Internet privacy between parents and teenagers and there are a few things I wanted to add from a teenager’s perspective and from a parent’s. FROM A TEEN PERSPECTIVE:1. If your parents install spyware on the family computer, you have a right to know about it. I think it’s [...]
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