Having spent a lovely day at a crowded beach, I just want to re-up my little short reading of A Return to Modesty by Wendy Shalit (all the posts are linked in this last one). I have the feeling that many mothers are theoretically all in favor of modesty, or perhaps… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Wardrobe foundations
Dear Brandi writes: I feel like one of the lost skills of womanhood is how to dress oneself properly. I don’t mean looking put together but what kind of slip to wear, hosiery, etc. Basically, those garments we lost to feminism but are actually helpful. Can you share some lost wisdom on this? Dear Brandi,… Read More »
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The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature from Like Mother, Like Daughter! Finally, after years and years of buying gladiola bulbs and letting them languish in the mudroom, only to be thrown away, I planted a set by the compost bins! And amazingly, these flowers grew! Isn’t Nature something else? (Do you like… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Dating rules for teenagers?
Dear Auntie Leila, I have a bunch of kids, the oldest two are 16 and 14. The oldest attends public school and thankfully, has not had a weekend social life with his classmates yet. For years, I have been repeating, “no dating until you are 18” and we have had some good conversations about… Read More »
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The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! On Father’s Day/Our 1st Anniversary (yay!), we spent a day picnicking at and browsing around Harper’s Ferry. In an antique shop (generously, in my opinion, identified as such, rather than as a junk-from-maybe-one-generation-ago shop), I came across candy cigarettes. I wasn’t… Read More »