Time Out New York Kids

Hey I'm in Time Out New York Kids this month, as one of the parents in a roundtable discussion about parenting and sexuality called Parental Guidance Suggested. I had a great time, which I guess isn't surprising considering that I love to talk about sex and motherhood. The other participants were smart and funny and I felt like I learned a lot from their experiences. I was super happy to be a part of it and nervous that I would say something really stupid, which I am sure I did but I believe they edited out.

Earlier tonight my partner Ken sat down beside me and read it.

"Did I come off okay?"

"Mmmhmm."

"Did I say anything objectionable?"

"Well anything you say Felix is going to object to when he's about twelve years old."

He's right. I've already started writing Felix letters to be read when he's older, just in case I die in a car crash and he's left with quotes of me in a magazine saying things like, "Felix definitely touches his penis a lot."

I showed Felix the magazine and he was way more interested in the "Kids' Fave iPhone Apps" feature.

I really commend TONYKids for taking this on, and writing about sex positive parenting and parents' real experiences in a way that most parenting magazines with their national advertisers wouldn't allow. Anyway, take a look, it's on the newsstands now (it's not online yet.) And dude I wore that crazy eighties dress that was my sister's because it covered my arms and belly, and clearly I shouldn't bother trying to make my hair look nice for a magazine because it didn't work.