Unmarried With Children: How Brangelina Represent New Domestic Norms
Categories: Pop Culture
Retro fashion may be hot right now, but retro family models, not so much. Even Lucy and Ricky ended up calling it quits in 1960. But with perpetual flame Brad Pitt playing the stern patriarch of a 1950s family in Terrence Malick’s Palme d’Or-winning new film The Tree of Life, the irony begs the question: what [...]
Deck Them Halls and All That Stuff: Our Favorite Christmas Movies
Categories: Religion Week
The pre and post-holiday relaxation week leaves a lot of time to curl up and watch some classic holiday movies.
10 Questions for Christine, Millennial
Categories: The Interview
I’m the enthusiastic and ever-present Community Manager here at TNGG. My day job allows me to play with social media and advertising, but I’m also obsessed with good food, theatre, and travel. My life is impossibly hectic and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Reconnecting with the [hand]written word
Categories: Technology
Like most Millennials, I spend a hefty portion of my day glued to my smart phone and a computer, constantly responding and writing a mess of emails. But last night, I wrote a letter.
Hi, I’m Lisa, and I have a cultural identity crisis
Categories: Family Week
Being multiracial is sometimes frustrating. I feel proud of all my nationalities, and all the traditions that come with each. But I know I’m not really Chinese, nor am I really German. I guess that makes me “Enhanced American.”
The Love/Hate of Sibling Rivalry
Categories: Family Week
“If I had known she was going to stay, I wouldn’t have said it was alright.” My parents allege that those were the first words out of my mouth when my sister came home from the hospital on my second birthday. And it went downhill from there.
Full love for half siblings
Categories: Family Week
“I am not a half!” I exclaimed, after hearing my brother tell his high school girlfriend I was his “half sister.” To an eight-year-old, the concept of half does not exist when dealing with family. To me, Dan was my brother, my whole brother, despite us having the same Dad, but different Moms.
Yeah, I did learn some stuff from my ‘rents
Categories: Family Week
As I look back on those moments with my parents, I’m startled by how many of those lessons I now live by. Funny how that works, eh? At the time, I was all, “Yeah, Dad. I get it. It costs money…” But, hey, now I know the value of a dollar.
Zen and the art of nannying
Categories: Family Week
I am more than just a nanny. I am also the household manager. The to-do list keeper. The grocery shopper. But more importantly, I am also an honorary member of the family I work for.
The Fine Line of Being the Baby
Categories: Family Week
Being the baby is a bittersweet, fine line. There are sad times, like being too short to ride the roller coaster, being forced to wear hand-me-downs, and being left out by the “older kids.” But, generally, the babying and coddling and special treatment aspects of being the youngest make it pretty good in the end.
