Cindy Murphy
Recent Stories by Cindy Murphy
FORCES OF NURTURE: This kid (big sigh) is leaving the nest
posted: 04/06/2011 3:53 a.m. Discuss
Every mama dreads the day she must say goodbye to her babies.
FORCES OF NURTURE: On one hand ... a debate on spanking
posted: 03/30/2011 3:16 a.m. Comment 1
I wasn’t spanked as a child. I mean, there wasn’t any planned, deliberate spanking by my parents. They didn’t decide together that punishment for a specific action would be spanking.
FORCES OF NURTURE: It’s ugly, it’s huge, it’s old, it massages
posted: 03/16/2011 3:43 a.m. Discuss
I have a love/hate relationship with recliners. Aesthetically, I loathe them. They take up too much space and their style can best be described as “1980s pee paw.”
FORCES OF NURTURE: Mother envisions her ‘Best Day’ days
posted: 03/02/2011 3:23 a.m. Discuss
With almost daily stories about Miley Cyrus’ bong smoking and Lindsay Lohan’s rehab visits, I’m thankful my daughter loves Taylor Swift.
FORCES OF NURTURE: Pre-mom valentines are much more fun
posted: 02/16/2011 3:01 a.m. Discuss
We’ve survived another Valentine’s Day. This year, I was thinking about how much Valentine’s Day changed when I became a mother. Growing up, it was a day that made me feel one of two ways.
FORCES OF NURTURE: Sore foot steps in to enforce a slowdown
posted: 02/02/2011 3:23 a.m. Discuss
Be still. Be still. Be still, I told myself.
FORCES OF NURTURE: Picking a school is tough on a parent
posted: 01/19/2011 3:24 a.m. Discuss
I grew up on a gravel road in the woods of a Virginia suburb.
FORCES OF NURTURE: Shift from crib to bed only hard on mother
posted: 12/22/2010 3:54 a.m. Discuss
Walking down the main corridor of our day care reminds me of the times I’ve visited high-security prisons in my role as a reporter.
FORCES OF NURTURE: Beautiful curly hair that’s, uh, princeless
posted: 12/08/2010 3:57 a.m. Discuss
They arrived when Sophie was almost 2.
FORCES OF NURTURE: Juggling job, kids deflates a mother
posted: 11/24/2010 2:23 a.m. Discuss
Every mother I know has one of those days every once in a while.
