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Marinka is a wife and mother of two living in Manhattan's West Village. On her personal site, Motherhood in NYC, she blogs about her life in New York City, her kids and family, current events, and the art and science of blogging. She's also a regular contributor to the humorous advice blog, The Mouthy Housewives. On Babble, Marinka writes for KidScoop about raising kids in the city, parenting a teenage daughter and son, controversial parenting issues and current news stories.

I’m Superstitious But My Kids Are Not

I’m Superstitious But My Kids Are Not

I am superstitious. Not the swinging a dead chicken over my head superstitious, but the spit over my shoulder when a black cat crosses my path/ knock wood superstitious. Do you knock wood? You should really start. Because it can’t hurt, unless you knock too hard and then you’ll just have a bruised knuckle, but MORE »

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Asking Children to Help

Asking Children to Help

Overall I think I’m a good mother and have done many things well. Well, some. But there are definitely areas that I haven’t been great at. For years I wanted to get my children involved in volunteer work, and for years I’ve failed. And although I have many excuses about time and being stretched too MORE »

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Magic the Gathering: Are They Kidding Me?

Magic the Gathering: Are They Kidding Me?

My 11-year-old son has been obsessed with this Magic the Gathering game. On the one hand, it’s great, because it’s non-electronic and most of his friends play it as well, so they can spend hours playing peacefully and happily. On the other hand, it’s awful because when we lost power because of Sandy, my son MORE »

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During Sandy, Twitter Was My Lifeline.

During Sandy, Twitter Was My Lifeline.

I am not a calm person. I tend to panic and worry and see the glass as half empty and probably poisoned to boot.  So when I heard about Sandy, I immediately wanted to get the hell out of its way. Except I live in NYC and there was nowhere to go. On Monday evening, MORE »

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A Weekend Away From the Kids

A Weekend Away From the Kids

Usually I’m great at going away without my kids. I go away for blog conferences, with my friends, with my husband. Leaving the kids behind is not a big deal for me. I am present during the week, I oversee homework, I cook, I take them to sporting events, I nag daily.  I believe a MORE »

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Tragedy in NYC

Tragedy in NYC

Last night brought me to my knees. I was cajoling my kids to help me clean up after dinner (to the tune of Gangnam Style, if need be) and I paused to check my Twitter feed. And the news was terrible and I so wish I could un-see it. A NYC mom returned home from MORE »

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