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Katie Couric and the Mom Bloggers Video

As you have probably heard (cause gosh, we can't stop talking about it!!!), a few "Parent Bloggers" from  Silicon Valley Moms Blog, New York City Moms Blog, Chicago Moms Blog and DC Metro Moms Blog had a rare (and wonderful) opportunity to spend a Friday afternoon with Katie Couric.  Here is a video of our visit with Katie Couric from CBS, from her You Tube channel: 

... and just in case you missed Katie's writeup on CBS.com, here is what she said about our meetup: Meet The Parents (Who Blog)

 

New York City Moms Blog Launch Party

The New York City Moms Blog launch party was last night at the sophisticated Brasserie 8 1/2 in Manhattan. If you think their blog posts are interesting, meeting the moms was even more fun! We would to thank Graco for sponsoring the event, and Yahoo for sponsoring rides in Yahoo taxis.  More details to come but we did not want to wait to put the pictures up.

The New York City Mom Blog partygoers posed for a group picture, below are more pictures....

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Staying in the City

"You're still in the city?  Don't worry, you'll get a house soon." A (former) friend of mine actually said that to me with a straight face.  As if staying in the city to raise my kids was some kind of booby prize. 

"Gee, I'd love to move to the 'burbs and send my kids to school for free, but I'm stuck here in New York spending a sum akin to the gross national product of Chad to send them to school because I can't get out. Woe is me.  Help me, oh suburban wise-woman."

Puh-lease. Yes the city is loud. Yes the cost of living is high, the square footage of my apartment is low, and grime seems to deliberately make it's way through the cracks in my eighty-year old windows just to piss me off. (Click on the link for a solution, it really works) But I am a city person and I will never, ever move to the suburbs.  I do not like the suburbs.  I would be bored.  I would feel isolated.  I would have to drive a lot.  I would start eating in chain restaurants and start thinking they were good. I would not be able to go to the theater on a weeknight,discover a new shop just by wandering a few blocks from home, or get truly great takeout any night I didn't feel like cooking.

But that's all about me.  What about my kids?  Am I depriving them of fresh air, and bigger classrooms, and bike rides, and trick or treating door to door by raising them in Manhattan?  Do I just tell myself that they're getting it all, when really they're missing out on so much?

In a word, no.

What's In A Name?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if two hyphenated last namers got married?  Like, let's say Harrison VonHarrison-Lundquist married Muffy Worcester-Wolfe. (All names are completely fabricated. If anyone out there has either of those names, I'm sorry...in so many ways.)  Would they name their children Maximillian and Genevieve VonHarrisonlundquist-Worcesterwolfe???

And notice the last names I've fabricated.  Not so very ethnic, are they?  Jews don't hyphenate.  Take me, for instance.  My maiden name is Rabinowitz, my married name is Friedman.  I considered hyphenating for about twelve seconds.  And then I realized I'd be Nancy Rabinowitz-Friedman; I might as well introduce myself has Nancy Double-Jew.  Twice the guilt!!  Twice the neuroses!   

How do you Do? Or should I say "How ya Doin'?"

I must admit, I find it odd that you’re reading this.  You don’t even know who I am.  Why should you care what I think about Homer’s Donut shop (well priced, kid friendly, too many TV’s), The Whitney Kids programs (hit or miss – mostly hits, depends on the guide.), what I’m doing about my kids’ religious education (too complicated to get into in this post – check in again later.)  So for this first post, I’m just going to introduce myself.  That way, when you read what I have to say (write?) next, you’ll know who’s talking to you. Thanks for stopping by, and nice to meet you.

Announcing New York City Moms Blog

CALLING NYC MOMS WHO LOVE (or WANT) TO BLOG!

For more information about becoming a contributor, please click here!  We will "officially" launch this site very, very soon!  We promise! 

New York City Mom’s Blog is a collaborative group of women living or working in New York City.  They wrestle strollers down subway stairs and struggle with taxi cabs.  But whether they’re parenting without backyards, extra storage space or carpools, or enjoying their recent escapes to the suburbs in spite of their horrific commutes, these moms are living proof that "the city never sleeps".

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