Obama, Equality, and Two Gay Moms From Barnard
This morning as we scrambled to get Luna off to school, there came a moment when the timeline of my life leapt into fast forward. I was carrying around an iPad turned to CNN, checking in to see what news awaited me at work, while Luna danced around me knowing my partner or I would [...]
5 Creative FUNdraising Ideas for Your Kids’ School
If you are a parent who is active in their child’s education, you might be on the board of your local Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Even with the school year winding down, already many PTAs are looking forward to next year’s goals and projects. If you happen to be looking for a creative and fun fundraiser [...]
Prom Dresses For Free
Maria Ocegueda is going through a rack of dresses trying to find the perfect prom dress. Maria and other girls from Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth, Texas, are looking for their dresses at a church fellowship hall. That’s where Cindy Olivera is offering free prom dresses to juniors and seniors from low income families. [...]
Peer Pressure: How to Prepare Your Kids
You’ve seen it before: the midriff of a 13-year-old girl who is also wearing shorts so short they are more like a bikini bottom. And you’ve heard the stories of teens getting drunk during unsupervised house parties or worse, getting high on drugs; sexting, grinding, smoking, in short, mischief-seeking. Let’s face it, in today’s world [...]
Your Children Should Live Their Dreams, Not Yours
There were two things I really wanted when I was 14 and about to enter high school. One was to go to a certain elite private prep school in my hometown. The other was to be a cheerleader. I applied to the prep school, and was rejected. Then I tried out for the freshman cheer squad [...]
5 Little-Known Facts About Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and surprisingly, most Americans—and many Mexican Americans—do not realize the importance of this event, which many of us celebrate each year on the 5th of May. Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is NOT the Mexican Independence Day. Rather it commemorates the Battle of Puebla in [...]
Sex Offenders At School: Who Bears Responsibility of Notifying Parents?
A few months ago, a parent at Trinity Lutheran Christian School, nestled in the Anaheim Hills between Disneyland and rugged wild canyons, discovered that another parent was a registered sex offender listed on the California State Attorney General’s Megan’s Law registry. He had been convicted of a sex act with a 14-year-old. The convicted parent [...]
What Caine’s Arcade Teaches Us About Modern Parenting
Is it possible that the parenting guru my generation so desperately needs is a dude who sells used car parts out of a store in East L.A.? Can it be that George Monroy with his goatee and receding hairline—who gave his 9 year-old some cardboard boxes, a pair of scissors, a really big packing tape [...]
Congrats to Winners of “The Pirates!” Movie Tickets and Swag Bags!
UPDATE: 4/22/12 Congrats to the lucky winners of the The Pirates! Band of Misfits movie passes and a bag of movie goodies! Ruzvelina Samaniego, Houston, TX Niurka Garcia, New York, NY Diana Gonzalez, Los Angeles, CA Rodolfo Morales, Miami, FL Rita Lozano, Chicago, IL ¡Gracias! Thank you for your participation. Be sure to follow Mamiverse on [...]
Raising Bilingual Children: All You Can Do Is Plant Seeds
One summer afternoon, as we were getting ready to leave the local public pool, my 5-year old son dropped his towel on the muddy floor. “¡Poné la toalla en el banco! (Put the towel on the bench!),” I shouted across the crowds flooding the locker room. “What?” he asked. I repeated this twice, raising my [...]
