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REAL Girls Swing Samurai Swords
>Yawn<…..what a tremendous Father's Day yesterday! 'course, MamaBear did have one exciting adventure with HD1 prior to the gala event. And that was…. Japanese Sword Sunrise Beach Training! Indeed, HD1 has been learning swords now at our dojo for the past 2 years. And during the summer, ideally…we always have at least one sunrise beach […]
Gourmet Chef Dads – Day 4 of the 5 Days of Fathers Day!
Today is day 4 of the 5 Days of Fathers Day…. and MamaBear thinks a perfectly peachy way to celebrate that is to embrace: Gourmet Chef Dad Extraordinare! I will confess, I have a definitive fondness for Gourmet Chef Dad, as for the past year or so, I've been happily exploring the land of awesomely […]
Parenting Experts Are Horribly Worthless EXCEPT when…
Admit it, you've always had this burning question blazing in your neurons when you've finally managed to get all of your cubs happily sleeping (ie, their energy level switched to the blessed "OFF" position!). I mean, let's get serious, shall we? How many parenting experts have *you* listened to? I well-remember when HD1 was just […]
Karate Dads – Day 3 of the 5 Days of Fathers Day!
Well! Today is Day 3 of the 5 Days of Fathers Day, and you know…it just wouldn't be right if I didn't include MamaBear's spouse. Which, of course, I did for Day 1. 🙂 So we'll honor instead today all of the karate dads out there! Now, when you're looking for karate-related gifts for Father's […]
How to Get Lazy Fat Overweight Kids To Exercise
Yesterday, MamaBear wrote the rather controversial post RANT – Disgustingly obese kids and their parents Part 1… and wow oh wow, her inbox was majorily unhappy indeed! Allow me too clarify my position, might I? I still do think that parents who let their children get big and fat and obese are doing a *huge* […]
“My child must be raised Jewish but my husband is interfering.”
From the mailbag: "Dear MamaBear, I'm Jewish and my husband is Catholic. We had agreed before that our children would be raised in the Jewish faith. Well, now that our sons are old enough, he wants to take them to his church! That was never part of the bargain. How can I convince him he's […]
Sports Dads – Day 2 of the 5 Days of Fathers Day!
>Yawn< >Stretch< >Coffee?< So nice to see you here today! Today is Day 2 of the 5 Days of Fathers Day, and MamaBear is going to write about something she's utterly clueless…. Sports! Yes indeed, MamaBear *knows* the only real sport these days is Marching Band, and with HD1's high school not even daring to […]
RANT – Disgustingly obese kids and their parents Part 1
Morning! Today's rant is a very personal one that's near and dear to MamaBear's heart. It focuses upon disgustingly obese kids and their hugely fat parents. Now, before you get all politically correct on me and trumpet, "…Yet another case of fat-bashing by a cardio beach bunny mother who flings herself into 37 hours of […]
Home Theater Dads – Day 1 of the 5 Days of Fathers Day!
Father's Day! It's this Sunday! And in honor of that, I'd like to start a week-long series on the 5 Days of Father's Day! Ready? And here' we go! Today, I'd like to focus on the best gifts to get Home Theater Dad on Father's Day. Now, I have a fond appreciation for Home Theater; […]
Alarmingly Awesome Adventures of the AnimeNext Convention Mom!
All together now… I *survived!* Yes indeed, MamaBear managed to rouse her several-centuries of wisdom and existence and survive from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon…. The 2011 AnimeNext Convention! Now, I'm sure you're all wondering what the highlight of that gala event was. Wonder no more, gentle reader, here it is! Yes, on the last […]