It gave me goosebumps. I should probably be embarrassed by that. I will say, though, that she gets the pacing and rhythm of several lines all wrong.

I took my preschoolers on a walk yesterday to look for pretty fall leaves. Twice I saw a person walking their dog headed our way, and twice I managed to get all my kids to one side of the path so they could let the dog and owner pass, and they all followed my instruction to wave hello at the dog instead of reaching…

I loved The Long Kiss Goodnight. And if I want to remember to do something, I still turn it into a blues song the way Samuel L. Jackson's character did.

God, I had SUCH a thing for Matthew Modine, back in the day. I wish he had kept making movies.

One thing we did that turned out to be huge was we both took a leave of absence: me first, then him. When it was his turn, he had to get up in the night with the baby because I was going to work in the morning. He learned all about being a full- time parent and it set the tone for the rest of our parenting, not to…

The date of the hearing wouldn't have been set way in advance. Judges grant extensions ALL THE TIME so this was ridiculous on his part.

Oh, fuck off. Besides the fact that we know nothing about their relationship or what he was like when they first got together, the villain here is the father, not the mother. Keep the blame where it belongs.

What are you trying to say here? That it's okay to tell a 7 year old and a 10 year old that they have to clean an entire building by 1am? That it's okay to lock kids in a room? Because those are the contexts for the toys threat and for the no email or phone thing.

Nooo! I really love Max. And his bossy sister Ruby, too.

Pinkalicious is not a good book, but the girls in my preschool class love it. I have to keep buying new copies because they love the book to pieces. Literally.

I have always hated Harold and the Purple Crayon. That book filled me with existential dread. Nothing is real, nothing exists unless Harold draws it, but even then his drawings can go wrong and become scary. He has no home to go to so he has to draw himself a bed. Little me felt so sorry for him, and couldn't wait…

I LOVED that. But maybe it's the two glasses of wine I just downed talking. Whatever, it was a shitty day, and that was some fine, hallucinogenic, over-the-topness. I'm much happier now.

Wow, thank you! You just made my day.

You'll have to read Confessions of a Slacker Mom, and The Three Martini Playdate, my parenting bibles. They are very funny.

You're right that it's possible to do attachment parenting AND be a great mother and a good friend to other mothers. Hooray for all the women like you who can do that.

An acquaintance posted a link to this article on Facebook, and a friend commented that she totally disagreed. I thought the article made sense, but said nothing because this friend's emotional life revolves around her children, and her marriage recently ended in divorce (although probably not because of her parenting…

I love "Do Not Open This Book." I work my way up to that, starting with "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" on the first day of school, then moving into the whole collection of Elephant & Piggie books, then "Grumpy Bird," (Jeremy Tankard), and finally "Do Not Open." I'll have to make this one my crowning glory at…

This is why it rocks being a teacher of small people. Reading them silly books is the best part of my day.

My high school freshman just finished Absolutely True Diary last night. I'm so glad they are reading it in school.

Lalalala I'm not listening to you! Also, his last name is spelled Green, with no E at the end. Also, Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a fantastic book, and so is An Abundance of Katherines.