Comments for MaNNaHaTTaMaMMa http://mannahattamamma.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:36:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Overheard: how not to help with homework by HCW http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/03/overheard-how-not-to-help-with-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-241 HCW Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:36:28 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=387#comment-241 and to top it off: today mathilda and I enjoying the grassy patch outside the mall (okay, no comment here, please), "gardening." When a mother and probably 5 year old daughter came outside, clearly from Build a Bear, shouting as she opens a bag of popcorn, "as soon as I see that sh..t in my car, I swear I will leave you on the curbside." Then continues is Spanish a bit more. Back to English: I spent all this money on you, and you are so ungrateful, you didn't even say thank you. Grateful for what exactly?? Public humiliation? and to top it off: today mathilda and I enjoying the grassy patch outside the mall (okay, no comment here, please), “gardening.” When a mother and probably 5 year old daughter came outside, clearly from Build a Bear, shouting as she opens a bag of popcorn, “as soon as I see that sh..t in my car, I swear I will leave you on the curbside.” Then continues is Spanish a bit more. Back to English: I spent all this money on you, and you are so ungrateful, you didn’t even say thank you. Grateful for what exactly?? Public humiliation?

]]> Comment on Overheard: how not to help with homework by KSB http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/03/overheard-how-not-to-help-with-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-240 KSB Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:35:17 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=387#comment-240 Oh my goodness, that is so scary and sad....if he is willing to talk about smacking his child so openly in public like that, I shudder to think what he might do in the privacy of his home. And, what will happen to this boy? Growing up like this, what will he learn about violence, power relationships, communication, and problem solving? So sad..... Lastly, what should we do? When we live in urban environments that bring us into close contact--and I think New York has long lost even E.B.White's 18 inches of privacy--we are forced into situations where we overhear such things but have no contextual information about the people involved to inform us, so, how do we decide what to do? Do we pretend not to hear? Do we intervene--and if so, how and when? How and where do we draw the line between respecting other people's choices and fulfilling a larger responsibility to humanity? Oh my goodness, that is so scary and sad….if he is willing to talk about smacking his child so openly in public like that, I shudder to think what he might do in the privacy of his home.

And, what will happen to this boy? Growing up like this, what will he learn about violence, power relationships, communication, and problem solving? So sad…..

Lastly, what should we do? When we live in urban environments that bring us into close contact–and I think New York has long lost even E.B.White’s 18 inches of privacy–we are forced into situations where we overhear such things but have no contextual information about the people involved to inform us, so, how do we decide what to do? Do we pretend not to hear? Do we intervene–and if so, how and when? How and where do we draw the line between respecting other people’s choices and fulfilling a larger responsibility to humanity?

]]> Comment on Taming the Monkey Mind, or, will standing-bow pose make me a better mommy? by marneta http://mannahattamamma.com/2009/02/taming-the-monkey-mind-or-will-standing-bow-pose-make-me-a-better-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-239 marneta Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:30 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/wp/?p=54#comment-239 Hi - I came across your post when i was looking for things about monkey mind! I love it and you reminded me how brilliant bikram is! Thank you so much for reminding me about how great bikram is - i need a good stretch! Hi – I came across your post when i was looking for things about monkey mind! I love it and you reminded me how brilliant bikram is! Thank you so much for reminding me about how great bikram is – i need a good stretch!

]]> Comment on About by Courtney http://mannahattamamma.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Courtney Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:14:25 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/wp/?page_id=2#comment-238 Dear Deborah, As a well heard voice to Moms, Dads and families in NY (and a fan of LEGO - which is featured on your homepage tonight!), we would like to invite you to be our guest as LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya unveils his latest art exhibit in NYC. The grand opening reception is Thursday, March 25 from 6p-8p at the Agora Gallery in Chelsea. Maybe Mannahattamamma will want to mention it, maybe you'll want to post pics, or maybe you'll just want to hang out with us and have a cocktail. ;) The show is free and fun for the whole family. It runs March 25 to April 13. Nathan, a former Manhattan M&A attorney, uses an unconventional medium to create his large-scale sculptures. LEGO bricks. Parents love the art for its subject matter and themes and kids love it because it is made out of a toy they play with at home. More information can be found at this link. I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully seeing you on the 25th of this month. Best wishes, Courtney info@brickartist.com http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistinvite/nathan_sawaya.aspx Dear Deborah,

As a well heard voice to Moms, Dads and families in NY (and a fan of LEGO – which is featured on your homepage tonight!), we would like to invite you to be our guest as LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya unveils his latest art exhibit in NYC.

The grand opening reception is Thursday, March 25 from 6p-8p at the Agora Gallery in Chelsea.

Maybe Mannahattamamma will want to mention it, maybe you’ll want to post pics, or maybe you’ll just want to hang out with us and have a cocktail. ;)

The show is free and fun for the whole family. It runs March 25 to April 13.

Nathan, a former Manhattan M&A attorney, uses an unconventional medium to create his large-scale sculptures. LEGO bricks. Parents love the art for its subject matter and themes and kids love it because it is made out of a toy they play with at home.

More information can be found at this link. I look forward to hearing
from you and hopefully seeing you on the 25th of this month.

Best wishes, Courtney
info@brickartist.com

http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistinvite/nathan_sawaya.aspx

]]> Comment on Sometimes you just say hmmm by Dick Horwich http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/02/sometimes-you-just-say-hmmm/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Dick Horwich Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:25:58 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=364#comment-237 It chills me that you describe yourself as someone "maybe moving out of the city." I know you come from one of the Red States -- Iowa or Ohio (or are they the same place?) -- but I'm not sure why its tractor beam is still operating. Nancy, as you know, blasted off from Grand Rapids at age 18 and has never looked back. We would miss you so much if you moved, we almost feel we'd have to visit you. Well, not really, but you get the idea. It chills me that you describe yourself as someone “maybe moving out of the city.” I know you come from one of the Red States — Iowa or Ohio (or are they the same place?) — but I’m not sure why its tractor beam is still operating. Nancy, as you know, blasted off from Grand Rapids at age 18 and has never looked back. We would miss you so much if you moved, we almost feel we’d have to visit you. Well, not really, but you get the idea.

]]> Comment on Sometimes you just say hmmm by Deborah Quinn http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/02/sometimes-you-just-say-hmmm/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Deborah Quinn Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:24:20 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=364#comment-235 sorry - reposted; see link there now - just maybe. Only maybe. Need more clown shoes to shift to a definite no. sorry – reposted; see link there now – just maybe. Only maybe. Need more clown shoes to shift to a definite no.

]]> Comment on Sometimes you just say hmmm by betsy http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/02/sometimes-you-just-say-hmmm/comment-page-1/#comment-234 betsy Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:53:56 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=364#comment-234 hello - "moving out of the city"?? hello – “moving out of the city”??

]]> Comment on Haitian relief, now in fourteen fashion colors by KSB http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/02/haitian-relief-now-in-fourteen-fashion-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-233 KSB Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:47:40 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=339#comment-233 The fashionizing--or, I guess, accessorizing--of sharing/giving is what irks me. I'm concerned that the implications and ramifications go beyond self-aggrandizement, deep into the territory of reducing social movements to flippant fashion fads or robbing causes of serious reflection. But then, I'm about as old as Virginia Woolf's Old Mrs. Grey as far as my students are concerned, so maybe I'm just being an old fuddy. The fashionizing–or, I guess, accessorizing–of sharing/giving is what irks me. I’m concerned that the implications and ramifications go beyond self-aggrandizement, deep into the territory of reducing social movements to flippant fashion fads or robbing causes of serious reflection. But then, I’m about as old as Virginia Woolf’s Old Mrs. Grey as far as my students are concerned, so maybe I’m just being an old fuddy.

]]> Comment on An Olympic Moment by Dick Horwich http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/02/an-olympic-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Dick Horwich Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:23:13 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=334#comment-232 Ask him if he's passionate about curling -- I'm interested. Ask him if he’s passionate about curling — I’m interested.

]]> Comment on Maybe ketchup IS a vegetable, and other thoughts on lunch by Deborah Quinn http://mannahattamamma.com/2010/02/maybe-ketchup-is-a-vegetable-and-other-thoughts-on-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Deborah Quinn Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:32:03 +0000 http://mannahattamamma.com/?p=330#comment-231 @HCW: exactly. Horrifying--the girls who most need dietary guidance are being served funnel cakes instead (what IS a funnel cake, exactly?) All that stuff is cheap and easy to make, easy to serve, and kids love it (sort of) because of all the grease and sugar. And then teachers wonder why they have behavioral problems in the classrooms as kids zoom up and then crash down with all that sugar... Why are these menus okay is my question? Can't some stimulus money be directed at helping school lunch programs do a better job? @HCW: exactly. Horrifying–the girls who most need dietary guidance are being served funnel cakes instead (what IS a funnel cake, exactly?) All that stuff is cheap and easy to make, easy to serve, and kids love it (sort of) because of all the grease and sugar. And then teachers wonder why they have behavioral problems in the classrooms as kids zoom up and then crash down with all that sugar… Why are these menus okay is my question? Can’t some stimulus money be directed at helping school lunch programs do a better job?

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