Comments on: A Morning in the life of a NY City Mama

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:16:13 +0000

What a great post! Yes! This is what it’s like to be a city kid. And the Mama of a city kid. The texture of the city.

By: AnaRc

AnaRc — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:01:14 +0000

I miss Washington Heights and looking at your routine make me envious. My kids are growing up in the city. We drive everywhere and they be in shock when they’ll see the first chaos. We do go to my mom’s once in a while and during the summer, I try to hang out as much as possible around the barrio.
What you’re doing for you sons is so healthy and will help them grow up with confidence. Brava!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:06:16 +0000

I love this post. What an incredible morning your son gets to experience everyday. He sees and does more on his way to school, than I do all day long! lol!
This post has inspired me to bring my son into the city this weekend, for just a ‘snip-it’ of what the city sights have to offer.
Thanks for sharing this.
p.S. LOVE the pics as well!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:03:17 +0000

This is so great. I remember dawdling during my morning commutes, first to the local public school and then to private school (90 minutes!), when I was a kid. Didn’t have crabs to visit, though. That would have been way more fun.

By: Mateo

Mateo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:35:02 +0000

Yeah these little daily routines are amazing. I get to find out so much about him. We take a bus to school every morning, and has made me aware of the crossing guards name which is “Mi” and he says that it’s not spelled like the word “me” yet it sounds that same way. Depending on the bus driver he’ll let me know if we’re on the early or late bus. When something is out of place from the regular routine, he’s also quick to let me know, and the funny part is I may have not even noticed it on my own. When the weather is good we tend to walk home from school which amazes many people since his school is near Union Sq. and we live in the Lower East Side by South Street. I guess the funniest thing is when I’m not with him, and someone will ask me about him from a store we may happen to go to. The inquiry about him in itself isn’t funny but how they ask for him. “Are you SLMB’s dad?” Like I’m the one who accompanies him.

By: hicksgirl93

hicksgirl93 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:34:14 +0000

That was a nice story of your routine. Makes me miss NYC, walking to school and to the markets. *sigh* I live in Georgia now and my children are being raised here. We drive everywhere! You make everything sounds so NYC Chic! great pics too.