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Amy Oztan
City Mom
Amy Oztan, originally from Buffalo, settled in Clinton Hill Brooklyn in 2002 with her husband and two kids, Jake and Fiona. Having worked previously as a McDonald's grill cook, lifeguard, campus police dispatcher, receptionist, waitress, concierge, stage actress, movie and TV extra, mad scientist, and production assistant, she is thrilled to be a work-at-home mom blogger and consultant. Amy watches too much TV, laughs at (and makes) inappropriate jokes, and secretly wishes to replace all of her friends' Veggie Booty with Cheetos. Amy supports public schools and hates it when people talk in theaters. Someday she will finally arrange all of her photos into scrapbooks and learn how to knit more than scarves. When she's not napping Amy also writes at SelfishMom.com (http://selfishmom.com), FilmingInBrooklyn.com (http://filminginbrooklyn.com), and NYCMetroMoms.com (http://nycmetromoms.com).
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Read More PermalinkI was 25 and newly married when I got my first cell phone, and I was the first person I knew to have one. It was completely indulgent and hardly necessary at the time, but I convinced my husband that it was a necessity for a young... -
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Read More PermalinkMy daughter Fiona is a piece of work. She's 6, and to be honest I'm surprised she doesn't have an ulcer already. She's a born worrier, and nothing I say to her seems to mitigate this tendency to child anxiety. Her... -
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Read More PermalinkI’m going to be participating in a two day press event in a couple of weeks that involves kids. Not everyone is bringing their children, but it really sounded like something my daughter would enjoy and be good at. I don't... -
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Read More PermalinkMy daughter is 6, and trying very hard to figure out her religious views and who or what God is. She doesn't get much help from me. I tell her that I'm an atheist and don't believe in God... -
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Read More PermalinkMy 9-year-old son is a bundle of contradictions. He's an avid reader who also loves video games. He is insanely protective of his little sister when he's not actually hurting her himself. He's a very lazy kid who has... -
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Read More PermalinkThere are only a few things more embarrassing than a child with a swearing problem - having your child drop an F-bomb in public, and few things more demoralizing than having him use that word against you in an... -
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Read More PermalinkI always thought that I was being a lot more sensible than some of the other mothers I know when it comes to guns and toy guns for kids. I grew up playing a lot of cops and robbers, and had no problem with my own... -
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Read More PermalinkI like to think I’m a hard-ass when it comes to things like drinking and driving. I have no sympathy for any adult who does this, and think they should lose their licenses for a very long time – forever for a repeat... -
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Read More PermalinkMy son Jake is a picky eater. As many times as I’ve told myself that I’m going to stop labeling him that way, I can’t help it. He just is. And while I don’t want it to become a self-fulfilling prophesy, well... -
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