By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom weighs in on actors Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany’s move from Park Slope to, gasp, Manhattan.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom knows all about the Miley Cyrus debacle. After all, she has a 16-year-old with a self-induced crewcut.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom sees a recipe book — and it reminds her of her ever-tenuous feminism.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: With some parents letting their 9-year-olds on the subway — the subway?! — Smartmom considers getting the Oh So Feisty One a cellphone.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: It’s a parenting columnist smackdown: Our Smartmom vs. Lenore Skenazy of the New York Sun.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom has to get rid of the big red chair — but, o, the memories!
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom still isn’t crying over the Oh So Feisty One’s imminent fifth-grade graduation. Oh wait, yes she is!
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom has a full house, thanks to all of Teen Spirit’s rocker pals sleeping over all the time.
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Smartmom: Eliot Spitzer’s alleged prostitution habit has Smartmom wondering what it would take before she left Hepcat.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Can we please just end the Babeland controversy before it even begins?
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Britney Spears is guilty of one egregious act of bad mommydom after another, yet we can’t get enough of her. What makes a good mom, anyway?
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Last week, Park Slopers were obsessed over which kids got into local private schools. Smartmom had this thought: Who cares?
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Smartmom: Our favorite son would never try such shenanigans if Hepcat were home. But Teen Spirit know that Smartmom is a world-class pushover.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: The owner of Union Hall, the Union Street bocce bar popular with hipsters, rockers and new moms, has changed his mind after a week of criticism for his hastily announced “No kids allowed” policy.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom runs into an old mom friend — and the anxieties come back to her.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom’s kid is shopping for a middle school. This ain’t easy, folks.
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Smartmom: Now that she’s 50 (yes, 50), Smartmom can either complain or take action. She’s choosing, well, both.
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By Louise Crawford
Smartmom: Smartmom learns to stop worrying and love panhandlers.
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