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On why Alec Baldwin is joining the ranks of COOL older dads

February 15, 2013 by Melissa Chapman 2 Comments

At 54 years old Alec Baldwin announced to the TV show "Extra" that his 28-year-old wife, Hilaria Baldwin, is expecting their first child. This is Baldwin's second act at parenthood, as he is already dad to teenage daughter Ireland, a product of his first marriage with now ex wife Kim Basinger.   She is also the daughter he famously referred to as   "a rude, thoughtless, little pig." But here's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MMSG, My Sugar daddy Tagged With: Alec Baldwin, marriage, married my sugar daddy, Melissa Chapman, older dads, parenthood, why older dads rock

Happy Jewish New year; resolutions and family fun

September 16, 2012 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

I know I simply can't fathom that another year is already underway... I look at my eleven-year-old daughter; the red-headed tween who has somehow grown to the point where the top of her head currently reaches the small of my neck who has somehow perfected her tween scowl- to a tee- and I wonder- WHERE the heck did the time go? It needs to be noted that this was our New Year's card from last … [Read more...]

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Ragu is asking parents-how far will you go to get your kids to eat dinner?! And a $50 AMEX giftcard giveaway!

March 6, 2012 by Melissa Chapman 31 Comments

Congrats to our winner Tracy! I'll admit it I've gone *PRETTY FAR* to get my-- skinny as a rail I'm not sure how his tiny neck holds up his head--son to eat his dinner. If I could I'd hire a full-time clown to come in at dinner time and perform tricks for an hour to distract him , and keep his mouth agape so that I could shovel in the food while he was distracted by the balls being juggled in the … [Read more...]

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The secret behind the Daddy Fun Factor

February 14, 2012 by Melissa Chapman 1 Comment

If you ask my kids, I'm sure they'd enthusiastically espouse the merits of hanging with their dad, as opposed to me. Of course, my husband wholeheartedly would echo their sentiments and insist that staying home with dad is infinitely more fun for kids than with mom because dads care less about the small stuff. My husband asserts the daddy fun factor can be attributed to the fact that men … [Read more...]

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Five FREE winter activities Staten Island Families can indulge in RIGHT NOW!

February 13, 2012 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

by Melissa Chapman As I was waiting in line for my morning java boost I was eavesdropping on another mom's conversation ( It was a REALLY LONG LINE!)    and I heard her  telling her cohort, ..."I'm officially over winter, if my kids mention one more time how bored they are, I'm going to go postal on them." Well of course I'd never go postal on my kids- although I've been known to allow a little … [Read more...]

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