Dinner is the only meal in which I require everyone to sit down at the table. It’s an important tradition from my childhood. As a busy working mom, dinnertime is the time to reconnect with my family. We talk about…
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December 6th, 2008 — Mom challenges, Robyn, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss? from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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November 21st, 2008 — Diversity, Relationships, Robyn, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss? from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
My son is bi-racial. White mother. Indian father. At four, there are already two cultural identities forming. One is the Irish-boy, Christian identity. The other is the Indian-boy, Zoroastrian identity. He has is everyday clothes and his Indian clothes for…
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November 3rd, 2008 — Home life, Mom challenges, Musings, Pamela Paul, Parenting talk, Robyn, Shopping, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss?, money from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
“Do NOT throw those toys down onto the ground! You’ll break it” I said to my son in frustration. It was the third time he decided to throw down the special Transformers his grandpa had brought back from an international…
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October 13th, 2008 — Robyn, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, The Economy, Who's the Boss?, money from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
When the dot-com bubble burst in Silicon Valley back in lates 90s, I was a recent college grad. I hoped that my entry-level salary and my passion to get the job done would keep me employed while nearly every start-up…
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September 29th, 2008 — Politics, Robyn, Sarah Palin, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss?, Working from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Last Saturday night, I attended a family function with my very conservative, very Republican extended family. I often make jokes about how I love them despite this fatal character flaw. And they often make a similar joke about me. The…
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Considerate Commuting
September 12th, 2008 — Robyn, Survival tips, Traveling, Who's the Boss?. Silicon Valley Mom's Blog, Working from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Bay Area Commuters, can we chat for a minute? I’ve noticed that since the majority of you have returned from summer vacation you’ve forgotten a thing or two about commuting on the worst freeways in California. I’m not holding it…
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August 25th, 2008 — Education, Mom challenges, Robyn, School thoughts, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss?, preschool from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
While many mothers across Silicon Valley prepare for their babies to start Kindergarten on Tuesday (if they haven’t started already), I’ve been facing this week with dread. I don’t have a Kindergartner. I have a preschooler. One that gets left…
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August 7th, 2008 — Musings, Randomness, Relationships, Robyn, Sexuality, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss?, contraception from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
My palms are getting sweaty, my breath is becoming shallow, and my eyes dart from side to side. I quickly walk up to the merchandise and pick one off the shelf and bury it under the other groceries in my…
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August 1st, 2008 — Robyn, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss?, vision from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
I’m officially getting old. Or spending way too much time in front of the computer. For the last month that it has been non-stop 10+ hours each day in front of my laptop while finishing my project. I have a…
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Google Behaving Badly
July 9th, 2008 — Education, Mom challenges, Robyn, School thoughts, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Working, google, money, preschool from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Given that Google is chalk full of Googlaires – the employees that struck it rich when the company when public – perhaps co-founder Sergey Brin thinks it’s time to take back some of the employees cold hard cash. Google is…
Carpooling is Saving Money, the Environment… and my Marriage
June 26th, 2008 — Relationships, Robyn, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss?, Working, money from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
When I started a new job in January that was less than a mile from my spouse’s office, he suggested that we start carpooling. Gas prices were increasing and we were trying to find alternative ways to reduce our carbon…
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Dear Baskin Robbins (an un-love letter)
June 11th, 2008 — Baskin Robbins, Robyn, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss? from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Last night we made the trek to our local ice cream shop, Baskin Robbins. The whole family walked over to enjoy a nice cold treat on a hot day. When we arrived the place was packed. It felt like our…
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New meaning to the word “Homecoming”
June 5th, 2008 — Dadstuff, Food, Home life, Mom challenges, Relationships, Robyn, Shopping, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Who's the Boss? from BirdieRoark @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
When I walked in the door after a 10-day trip away from my family, the first thing my spouse said to me after a kiss hello was “We’re out of bread.†With a grocery store within walking distance of our…
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