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How to Have an Easy Chill Birthday With Netflix! #StreamTeam #ad

September 14, 2017 By Food Retro

Kidlet has gotten just old enough the last two years to think that birthday parties are embarrassing. This is probably the fault of the spousal unit and I, who have gotten to the ripe-old age of “can’t be bothered to celebrate having to scroll one more line down searching for our birth year.” And it…

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Filed Under: The Answer is 42, Things I Read Tagged With: #streamteam, netflix

There’s New Voltron Episodes! And He-Man! Thank Zeus.

January 31, 2017 By Food Retro

I can’t go anywhere on social media without hearing about Trump. People are sitting here worrying about resistance fatigue. Nah, man, I’m worried about Trump fatigue. Everything this guy touches is breaking news, to the point where I literally stick my head in the sand while I’m working, and every couple hours come up and…

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Filed Under: The Answer is 42, Things I Read Tagged With: #streamteam

The 3%, the Other, and a Broken Mirror

December 6, 2016 By Food Retro

For years, I’ve been patiently waiting to bring my son into the world of SF literature and film that I love so deeply. We’ve been dancing around the edges of lore for a few months, bringing him into a love of robots with the Voltron reboot and the concept of aliens with Pacific Rim. But he wasn’t ready…

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Filed Under: The Answer is 42, Things I Read Tagged With: #streamteam, parenting

Get in the Halloween Spirit with these Spooktacular Shows on Netflix #StreamTeam

October 28, 2016 By Food Retro

I’ve been really busy this month, and as a result we don’t feel quite as in the Halloween spirit as we usually do, but I’ve got big plans to rectify that this weekend. It’s time for some pumpkin carving, pumpkin seed roasting, and Netflix-watching family time. I’ve got no intention of sharing my bed with…

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Filed Under: The Answer is 42, Things I Read Tagged With: #streamteam

My Son’s an Unequivocal Fan of Dwight Schrute and I’m Not Going to Apologize for It

September 19, 2016 By Food Retro

Who knew that when I took away screen time, I would create a monster? It started innocently enough. My son was being a crabby little human being, who was watching annoying YouTubers using text to talk to say annoying things like “prankster gangster.” So I, in a moment of supreme mommy-ness, declared that screen and…

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Filed Under: I Can't Make this Stuff Up, The Answer is 42, Things I Read Tagged With: #streamteam, The Office

10 New Netflix Shows For French Immersion Kids to Watch in the Summer of 2016

June 24, 2016 By Food Retro

10 New French Dubbed & French Subtitled Shows on Netflix for Kids

Last year, I did an article about shows on Canadian Netflix to help keep your grade-school-aged French Immersion child in practice over the summer break. Wow, was it surprisingly popular! I decided to do a new version for 2016, since a lot of new shows have come out! 

Filed Under: The Answer is 42, Things I Read Tagged With: #streamteam, french

Confessions of the World’s Okayest Mom

May 11, 2016 By Food Retro

This parenthood thing. I used to think it was the hardest thing I’d ever encountered when kidlet was an infant. Looking back, I can’t help but think, what the heck was I thinking?

Filed Under: 1 + 1 = 3, I Can't Make this Stuff Up, The Answer is 42 Tagged With: #streamteam, parent confessions

Three Netflix Titles That Have Made Me Feel Old as Heck #Streamteam

February 29, 2016 By Food Retro

3 Netflix Movies that Make Me Feel Old as Heck #Streamteam

I’ve concluded that February is the suckiest month of the year. I don’t know who decided to make it a month of romance, but as a cabin-fevered woman who is sick of the snow and who hasn’t had a night out since last year, I can say definitely that at least they were smart enough to…

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Filed Under: 1 + 1 = 3, I Can't Make this Stuff Up, The Answer is 42, Things I Read Tagged With: #streamteam

Resolutions I Can Live With (+ Maybe Keep)

January 27, 2016 By Food Retro

I’m not generally a fan of New Year’s resolutions, at least not for myself. It’s not that I’m against them in theory – self-improvement is awesome – but in practice they tend to end up at the bottom of my priority list.  This year, the resolutions I’ve made are more for kidlet than me, but…

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Filed Under: 1 + 1 = 3, Life With Food Allergies, The Answer is 42 Tagged With: #streamteam, educational tv, Life With Food Allergies

5 Reasons My Kid Has a 40 Minute Bedtime Routine (Dentists love him!) #5MoreMinutes

November 17, 2015 By Food Retro

You see this kid? I wish this was my kid. Orderly bedtime has gone out the window, lately. Lately, my kid has been clocking in at no fewer than FORTY MINUTES to get ready for bed. This is after I pry him off of the screen or whatever else he’s doing and send him to get…

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Filed Under: 1 + 1 = 3, I Can't Make this Stuff Up, The Answer is 42 Tagged With: #streamteam

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