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Back in olden times (say, before Dwell baby was offered in Target) parents were forced – by law – to give up their urban ways and modern lifestyle sensibilities.  Yes! It’s true! 
 

Suburban home contractors, minivan salesmen, and those who make diaper bags with cute little duckies have maintained a secret network of infiltrators who work day and night to alter history books in order to erase memories of this terrible part of our country’s history.   

And it gets worse.  As part of their agenda, they brainwash parents (allegedly through spiked double lattes from a coffee chain that shall remain nameless) to spew propaganda such as,”Oh, we moved because we wanted to live in a NICE neighborhood.” “Oh, we couldn’t do without the Odyssey; REALLY! The space!” or “Hey, come on… little duckies on puffy green bags are cute!” (This last bit of propaganda may very well be the worst).

We’re committed to debunking these vicious lies and we want you to join the revolt!* 

Go ahead.  Don’t swap that brownstone in the city for a McMansion in the exurbs. Keep shopping at those hip clothes and furniture stores you love, and search out other cool sources for family-friendly wares. Don’t trade the Mini for a minivan (better yet, go “green” and trade it for a bike!). Dare to forgo Barney reruns for the free kids class at the local art museum.  And for G-d’s sake, stay away from those lattes!

 

Come zing with us.

ParentZing! is urban. style. parenting. 

 

*Already a victim? Don’t despair. We can still help foster that urban style and attitude, even as you climb into that minivan of yours. We’ll also show you how to take advantage of what cities have to offer your family, even if it is only for a day trip or vacation. So, bring on that zing! You know you want it.

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Read our inaugural post,“This is Your Brain on Suburbs.” It says it all. Or nearly. If it said it all then we’d have nothing more to write about. 

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Thoughts expressed in the published posts are my own (←that’s what SHE thinks. Little does she know we transmit thoughts to her from our ship at a rate of 12 per second). 

I don’t get any sort of monetary compensation when I mention some product, service, site, or person that I happen to like. Though, dang it! I wish I did! Likewise, if I happen to mention some product, service, site or person in a mocking way, well…I’m not getting paid for that, either.

We will on occasion have guest bloggers. Them, we can’t vouch for.

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To our friends and family who live in and love the ‘burbs and all that comes with it: Um, we’re sorry?  We totally understand where you are coming from (well, not really). We still love you. We’d just love you more if you’d become our neighbors!