It’s a dangerous admission, this close to Park Slope, that I allow my kid to drink soda.

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It is hard to overstate what a great place Brooklyn is for raising a kid. The range of people and experiences that are immediately accessible is spine-wrigglingly exciting. more…

The other day the Boy said, half to himself, “I can’t wait ’til I’m eight, so I can have my own key and go to the bodega by myself.”

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We’ve been promising the Boy a pet for ages, and he’s losing patience with us. more…

The Great Recession continues to lie across the country like a wet, scratchy blanket full of bedbugs.

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We’re big believers in pirates in this household.

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