You Know You're A Park Slope Mom When...

What makes a Park Slope mom different from other moms? In honor of Mother's Day, we thought it would be fun to ask our friends and neighbors to answer that question. 

You know you're a Park Slope Mom when...

...your eight year old has stronger political views than you do.

...your daughter's hair is really short, and your son's hair is really long.

...you own at least one pair of Birkentstocks, the "cool" style, in patent leather.

...your kids think it's okay to take toys off of random front lawns when visiting relatives in the 'burbs.

...your ex takes the kids to Five Guys every other Saturday.

...your kids know what kale is but they're stumped by a Big Mac.

...you go to Connecticut Muffin with Pantene still on your hair from a lice comb-out.

...people don't recognize you when you're not wearing gym/dog-walking clothes.

...your kids remind you when it's a Food Truck Sunday.

...you threaten to call the police on a 4 year old who shoved your kid in the playground.

...your daughter has her own business making artisanal soaps.

Add your own in the comments. Oh, and Happy Mother's Day, Park Slope!

What is up with the window dressing at Rivet?

Dear Rivet: We get it. You are working hard at selling us on Drab Chic -- or as I've been known to call it, "Frumpspensive" -- but come on! Pairing a yellow shirt with brown pants? Is it possible to think of anything but pee and poop looking at that outfit?

C Ya Later, Alligator: Two Boots Battles with DOH Over C Grade

When a friend told me that she'd seen a big fat "C" in the window of Two Boots, I confess, my heart sank a little bit. I know, I know, it's super-corny, but seriously, Two Boots was one of the first restaurants I went to when I moved into the neighborhood 17 years ago. I still have the CD of a band we saw there one night -- The Haoles, who we later hired to play at my husband's 30th birthday party, which we celebrated at...wait for it...Two Boots. And then, like all dutiful breeders in Park Slope, we went there with our kids on the regular, from the time they were born. There's nowhere else around here that serves mac n' cheese with trees! For a few years, it was a tradition to go there for dinner the night before school started. 

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Whassup: Celebrating Brooklyn Edition

via BRIC

If you didn't see it, yesterday, BRIC finally announced the lineup for this summer's Celebrate Brooklyn series in the Bandshell. I say "finally" not because I'm inpatient and spoiled for free entertainment in this city…wait, yes I am. Anyway, I've been forecasting the arrival of summer on Whassup for some time now -- because winter is a dreadful, slow death that saps my will to live. Also, free music! But I think, for Park Slopers, nothing signals summer quite like the Celebrate Brooklyn series. At least, for me, nothing does. So, go ahead and plan your pretentious Brooklyn picnics outside the gates. Welcome to Whassup: Celebrating Brooklyn Edition:

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Fourth Ave McDonald's Shuts Down For More Big Real Estate

Credits: Brownstoner/McDonald's ad/ StockI felt incredibly torn when I saw the headline that read “Park Slope McDonald’s site up for grabs.” My brain flashed through images ranging from my first Happy Meal to a greasy Quarter Pounder that made me want to puke. Then I realized they were just talking about the wannabe Park Slope McDonald’s on 4th Ave and 1st Street. Everyone knows there’s only one real Park Slope McD’s and it’s on 9th Street just off 5th Ave.

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