Princeling

The Princeling is a little monkey, just like his Uncle Gilligan, and loves to climb.

Meredith Lopez: Not Dr. Spock: The Other Childhood Milestones 2010

The Princeling is a little monkey, just like his Uncle Gilligan, and loves to climb.

Meredith Lopez: Not Dr. Spock: The Other Childhood Milestones 2010

So every milestone we pass with the Princeling is another mile marker towards having the cool, fun son he's always wanted, as opposed to the devil's spawn that currently resides in our child's body and thinks that six-month-old raisins dug out from under the radiator are yummy snacks and calls every stuffed animal "Elmo."

Good Night, Sleep Tight 2010

Since the Princeling is a toddler and has the attention span of, well, a toddler, we had to find ways to keep him entertained before being allowed into "Macy's Santaland," which is sort of like what I imagine my college friends experienced when they dropped acid at Disney World once.

Meredith Lopez: Happy Macysmas! 2009

The Princeling was a champ, and barely cried at being shoved off to some stranger with a face full of fake grey hair and a retina-zapping bright red suit in a tiny hut with flashing lights.

Meredith Lopez: Happy Macysmas! 2009

The Princeling is a little tough guy, but sometimes even he gets ñoño.

Meredith Lopez: The Blue Moon Moments 2009

Since the Princeling was a baby, if we give it to him he'll eat it.

Meredith Lopez: Parenting: Feeding My Frankenstein 2009

More A Home Fit for a Princeling : A $32.4 million harborside mansion in Sydney

Children of the Revolution Jeremy Page 2011

Although he is not a fabled "Princeling," he is well connected with Chinese party leaders and bureaucrats.

A Tale Of Three Thefts: China, Russia, And The U.S. 2011

I told my husband that before our son, the Juban Princeling, turns 12 years old, I'll need him to learn the following potentially life-saving skills, just in case he's ever chosen by a random lottery system to participate in a yearly death match for the viewing pleasure of a few rich elite, stranded on a lifeboat with a tiger, or sent to an island to fight his eighth grade classmates to the death:

Meredith Lopez: 'The Hunger Games' And One Mother's Frazzled Nerves Meredith Lopez 2011