Tofu Nation http://www.dorothyho.com Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:39:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Baa Baa Black Sheep, Have You Any Wolf? http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/02/baa-baa-black-sheep-have-you-any-wolf/ My Back Hurts So Bad. I Can’t Decide If It’s Age Or Carrying The Ever-Growing Munchkin Known As The Rubes In mom years, you don't just turn one year older, you magically enter a birthday category marked by a complex exponential algorithm that calculates "actual aged human years" by factoring in weight of toddler, babysitting hours, amount of housework, severity of tantrums, and number of times a day you have ... http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/02/my-back-hurts-so-bad-i-cant-decide-if-its-age-or-carrying-the-ever-growing-munchkin-known-as-the-rubes/ How To Travel Long Distances In An Enclosed Space With A Toddler (1) Buy your two-year-old her own set of kid-sized headphones. So she can watch all the Yo Gabba Gabba she wants on your souped up iPhone. (Which, incidentally, will be loaded with YGG and Shaun the Sheep episodes, backed with a $50 battery life extender). (2) Pray that the airliner carries ... http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/02/how-to-travel-long-distances-in-an-enclosed-space-with-a-toddler/ The Key To Videoing Your Kid Is Not To Laugh. Too Loudly. http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/01/the-key-to-videoing-your-kid-is-not-to-laugh-too-loudly/ It’s A Little Hot, No, It’s A Little Cold, No, I’m All Wet! What just happened? I'm not sure too. http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/01/its-a-little-hot-no-its-a-little-cold-no-im-all-wet/ The Art Of Parenting I was a happy kid. Sure I got scolded, I got whacked, but I knew my parents loved me. We didn't talk much about emotions growing up - No emotions, please, we're Chinese - but I knew. I know. So it took all of my effort to bite my tongue and shut ... http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/01/the-art-of-parenting/ Ruby’s Almost Two, So It’s Time To Take Stock Of My Life. Yeah. You Heard Right. My Life. Seeing as a certain Miss Ruby is about to turn the big To-Wo, it's only appropriate that we pause to take stock of my life. In the past year, I drove five blocks to get a latte. In the past year, Ruby learned to walk. In the past year, the most adventurous thing ... http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/01/rubys-almost-two-so-its-time-to-take-stock-of-my-life-yeah-you-heard-right-my-life/ I Don’t Know Why It’s So Funny To Watch Little People Drive. But it is. http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/01/i-dont-know-why-its-so-funny-to-watch-little-people-drive/ Start Your New Year With A Lesson From Ruby: Effort Is Everything. Play-Doh on the table. Carefully positioned camera. Cue Ruby. http://www.dorothyho.com/2010/01/start-your-new-year-with-a-lesson-from-ruby-effort-is-everything/ The Meeting Santa, meet Ruby. Ruby, meet Santa. http://www.dorothyho.com/2009/12/the-meeting/