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ConnectiCon: Gamin’, Cosplay, and Shows

July 21, 2016December 13, 2017Rebecca Angel

Once again, ConnectiCon provided Rebecca Angel and her son with a weekend of games and entertainment.

Do Your Child’s Friends Help/Hurt Math Skills?

October 6, 2015December 14, 2017Garth Sundem

If children followed the rules of real estate, you would expect the poorer mathematician in a friendship to benefit at the better mathematician’s expense. Study says…?

Daily #DadJoke for July 04, 2015

July 4, 2015Judd Schorr

Just like all of my friends, I jumped off the end of the wharf…

ConnectiCon: A Much Needed Break From Reality

July 21, 2014Rebecca Angel2

After a stressful week in the “real” world, Rebecca had a much needed geeky vacation at ConnectiCon. Read about how the kids and she spent a weekend at this multi-genre convention.

Who Was Your Sam?

October 3, 2013December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

After finishing an epic read a-loud of Lord of the Rings with two other families, I reflect on the life journey we all experienced during that time, and the “Sams” that got us through.

Writing Stories With Dinnerware: Fiesta, Friends, and Family

May 28, 2013Natania Barron9

Fill your home with more than stuff. Fill it with stories.

The GeekMom Meetup: Waxing Philosophical

December 9, 2012Patricia Vollmer

When the GeekMoms get to meet in person, it’s a pretty big deal. We call them “meetups” in our group. I’m not sure if there’s some official name for it: when you get to meet in person someone with whom you had this non-in-person relationship for so long. For many of us, after months and months of an online relationship, discussing post ideas, debating current events in parenting, tech news and our assorted fandoms, and sharing news of our lives (such as new babies and upcoming marriages), getting to meet in person is truly wonderful.

Lego Friends: It’s Lego But, You Know, for Girls

December 15, 2011Nathan Barry

Lego tries again to reach the girl market more directly, but this time they might succeed.

On Our Own

November 8, 2011December 13, 2017GeekMom14

It seems like everyone around me is pregnant or talking about getting pregnant. Before I went through a pregnancy, I thought that I wanted at least two kids. But then I had my daughter and went through a really rough first year with her. This made it clear to me that I didn’t really want […]

Making Mommy Friends

June 25, 2011GeekMom15

As I grow older, I find making friends harder than it was when I was younger. Because I’m a mom, I am trying to make mommy friends so there can be kids for my daughter to play with as well. I wrote a while ago about navigating through mommy groups, but I was thinking about […]

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