Cyberbulling is an issue I have heard of increasingly for a long time now. How traditional bulling morphed into what we now know as Cyberbulling starting in the 1990's is a story of how humans have "evolved" in a really wrong direction. What I see becoming a unnerving narrative. Cyberbullying slowly began seeping into the … Continue reading A chat about Cyberbulling
Geek Parenting
New babies, more babies
A few years ago I remember feeling a bit lonely because I was the only one in my group of friends who was pregnant, and then who had a baby. I remember wanting to talk about it often but at the same time feeling guilty about talking about such a boring topic for most people. … Continue reading New babies, more babies
Kids show: Gravity Falls
Oh Gravity Falls, a new obsession in our household. And when I say obsession, I mean we have been watching episodes over and over again for at least the last 2 months. Keep in mind, this is a 2 seasons only series, so by now we are pretty familiar with the show. I think I have watched … Continue reading Kids show: Gravity Falls
The wait for San Diego Comic Con 2018
This year's San Diego Comic Con will begin with it's preview night on Wednesday July 18th and at T-181 days for the convention some of us still need to plan for hotel, flights, and line buddies. Yes, don't forget your line buddies, they are what one the best parts of the convention and a priority … Continue reading The wait for San Diego Comic Con 2018
To the Bone: Movie review
I was recently on a trip and decided to watch the movie "To the Bone" on my plane ride from San Diego. Netflix had released this movie on July 14th of this year and I really wanted to see it ever since I saw it announced a few weeks ago. As soon as I started … Continue reading To the Bone: Movie review
San Diego Comic Con Child Care in 2017
Hello everyone! I'm very happy to say that our favorite Comic Convention of the year is fast approaching. In 63 days we all have the ability, the right, hell, the obligation to geek out at the San Diego downtown convention center. (Sorry if you didn't get tickets, it sucks, I know) But for everyone who is going, woot woot! … Continue reading San Diego Comic Con Child Care in 2017
Book review: Girls and sex: Navigating the complicated new landscape by Peggy Orenstein
Peggy Orenstein does justice to adolescents everywhere with this book by examining the realities of sexual education in current times and their impact on young girls and women. The book describes a series of interviews she made to several young women about their sexual education and experiences, and examines how the American culture has dealt … Continue reading Book review: Girls and sex: Navigating the complicated new landscape by Peggy Orenstein
What we teach our kids
Reading a book the other day I started thinking about the things we teach our kids. This book in particular (Cinderella ate my daughter) was about what we teach our girls as a society. The princess culture was at the center of the discussion in the book and it talked about how the concept of a … Continue reading What we teach our kids
Visiting the Smithsonian Museums of Natural History and the Museum of Air and Space with kids
This year we decided to visit the Smithsonian museums with our son who is three years old. My sister and niece also joined us during the trip. We were very excited about showing our son and niece the dinosaurs, airplanes, mummies, pre historic animals, and space artifacts in the museums. These are a great source of information and … Continue reading Visiting the Smithsonian Museums of Natural History and the Museum of Air and Space with kids
Book review of “My first science textbook” set of three children Chemistry books
Interested in teaching your kid about Science? Trying to cover some of the basic Chemistry concepts with your kid but don't know where to start? My first Science textbooks, "Protons and Neutrons", "Electrons", and "Atoms" are a set of three children's books that teach kids about Chemistry. This Kickstarter idea from John Conveyou (Genius Games) to … Continue reading Book review of “My first science textbook” set of three children Chemistry books
Quirks and Comrades 