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Sometimes, if you’re patient enough as a parent, things come full circle. I’ve always been wary of parents who before their “li’l slugger” can even walk have his glove oiled and his baseball jersey washed and ironed. We all want to share our passions with our kids; we wouldn’t be human if that […]

I hate having to tell my children “no.” I don’t like the look of disappointment on their faces. I don’t like the way they sometimes pout. I don’t like the arguing and bartering that sometimes ensues after I have to say “no.” But, sometimes it is my job. I can’t […]

I fell for my husband as a 20 year old college student. It started as a crush and morphed into a friendship. We sat in cafes. We wrote poetry. We listened to the Indigo Girls and Neil Young and Tom Waits. We explored our city and we fell in love.
We […]

Last week, I spoke to you about possibly raising money fro Ma Chen, a Chinese mother who has opened up a school for autistic children, and is trying to raise $10,000 to buy a farm so the children will have a place to go and work after they have finished school. We’ve opened up […]

I’m not sure I can accurately be described as an anti-crafter anymore. Gone are the days when I broke out in hives just driving by a craft store.
These days, I’m more liable to break out in hives when I get the credit card bill tallying my last gigantic purchase at the aforementioned craft store.
I took […]

My son and I have been sick the last two weeks. We’ve spent our time in bed or in our respective bedrooms; him listening to an Ivanhoe book-on-tape; me reading British novels. He actually is a bit more cultured than I am as he is listening to Sir Walter’s Scott’s classic novel. I’m reading modern […]

As the stay-at-home parent in our family, I have spent many a time rescuing the kids from their own forgetfulness/laziness/etc.
Friday, my son called me, begging me to bring him his cooking class homework (small samples of his meals), which he left in the fridge. I hemmed and hawed, as he’s a frosh in high school. […]

For the half of the planet that’s in the depths of winter, this is the time of year when the cold, dreary days can really get to you. Add to that the after-Christmas letdown, and it’s easy to have some pretty grumpy days. Here are some of the tricks we’ve been using lately […]

Of the three or so subjectively "rich" people I know, only one made his money entirely by himself. He’s a distant cousin who started a college business taking teenagers on ski trips, then sold the business for 7 figures a few years later. He and his family are set for life.
Not surprisingly, his two kids […]

A lot has happened in Max’s language development since my first post here. He now talks non-stop, and his vocabulary is growing every day. With him being almost two-and-a-half now, we’re at that fun stage where he constantly surprises with a new word, phrase or obvious understanding of a concept.
When I wrote that first post, […]