Month: February 2013

• 10 Reasons the Elderly Are Not Like Little Kids (from the Momplex Blog archives)

  I’ve heard it my whole life, the notion that elderly people are a lot like little kids. I know regression takes place over the final years. I’ve seen firsthand how Father Time eventually subtracts some of the most basic skills, leaving behind a storeroom of Depends and the impulse control of—well, a preschooler. But having…

  Jenny

  February 28, 2013

  babies, grandparents, humor, preschoolers

• Rose-Colored Glasses on a Someday Badass (from the Momplex Blog archives)

  My daughter wants to be Angelina Jolie when she grows up. That’s not how she puts it. She doesn’t even know who Angelina is. But she’s been telling me for years that she wants to “adopt nine or ten kids someday, from all over the world.” I guess that as long as she doesn’t take…

  Jenny

  February 21, 2013

  daughters, humor, motherhood, speed-posts

• Whack-a-Mole: Parenting in an Intrusive World (from the Momplex Blog archives)

  Poop-slinging is not just for primates. I know, because I experience it as a mom firsthand all the time. I’m not talking about literal poo once flung at me by kicking baby legs—technically, that’s not slung. I’m talking about the endless heaps of crap the world puts on parents, day in and day out: Sexualized…

  Jenny

  February 13, 2013

  advice, government, humor, motherhood, poop, preschoolers