For my Hong Kong peeps, both near and far, we interrupt our regularly-scheduled blog on music and parenting for a rockmom exclusive! Not since Jean Claude Van Damme washed up on our shores to resurrect his career has there been so much excitement about a new resident. Yes, I’m talking about Edward Snowden – a... Continue Reading →
Is Bad Parenting the New Adultery?
Hey Anna! Yeah you, Anna Karenina, lying pale and stricken on the train tracks. You think you’ve got it bad? You think it’s difficult being a woman without honor in Imperial Russia? So they call you improper, scandalous, an insult to decency. So they kick you out of your home, prevent you from seeing your... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Dazz Band!
For the Pitch Perfect generation, from your roller-skating parents: Play video Move hips & booty slap & booty slap & booty slap Rinse, Repeat
What We Sing About When We Sing About Motherhood
This was my Mother’s Day gift to myself - spending (wasting?) hours researching and putting together a playlist of songs about being a Mom. It’s my 60TH blog post – whoa & thanks everyone for reading! And my first playlist on Spotify, which has only recently appeared in Hong Kong. I hope that makes it... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Little Foot Long Foot
I'm ignoring the laundry hanging out back, the dog hair all over the floor and the dishes in the sink for something far more important - music! So Amy Adams is currently attached to the long-gestating Janis Joplin film, 'Get It While You Can', and of course there are various threads circulating about her casting:... Continue Reading →
Thanks but No Spanks, just for a day that is
Did you know that tomorrow - 30 April - is International Spank Out Day? I did not know that until Louise, my hockey friend and a new mum, posted the above flyer on FB. Somehow I doubt that Hong Kong's Health and Social Welfare department had comedy gold on their minds when they joined this... Continue Reading →
Guest Blogger: YO’s Perfect House
For those who've been reading therockmom for a while, you know that I try to write something different than the usual proud mom, naval-gazing kind of blog. Music is my main interest, but as it turns out, my parenting posts are always my most popular reads. However, I don't know about you, but I really... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Shovels & Rope
O' Be Joyful! isn't just the name of Shovels & Rope's latest album, it's also how I feel when I listen to their earthy, raucous rock-n-roll. They're a two-piece combo consisting of Michael Trent from Texas and Cary Ann Hearst from Tennessee. They don't like labeling their music, but if you had to describe it... Continue Reading →
Play Nice – That Means You, Parents!
Oh, the sideline! The cheers, the smiles, the photo ops, the abuse hurled at the referee. The feeling that you’re part of the action when you’re, in fact, not part of the action at all. And the inevitable impulse to will your kids on to sporting glory, as if your shouting and clapping can make... Continue Reading →
Sunday in the Plaza with… Das Fluff
This is the kind of thing you dream about – discovering you have hidden talents. Like finding buried treasure in your backyard, or perhaps a cache of secret weapons or super powers hitherto unknown. What would that feel like? What would you do with your gifts? If you’re Dawn Lintern of the band Das Fluff,... Continue Reading →
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