I was sitting alone on a bench by a duck pond, our ignored lunch by my side, while my two-year old daughter Fern, a dozen yards away, slowly fed her rice cake to an indulgent Canada goose. I suppose I must have looked like a safe parent, because just then a chummy 10-year old girl […]
DO Talk to Strangers!
July 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Floating Through Overconfidence
June 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
When I decided to do a triathlon, the sport I was most confident about was swimming. After all, I swam competitively from 4th grade through college. What was 400 yards in the water for a triathlon when my best event used to be a mile? Never mind that fact that I’m going […]
Tags: Activities · Beauty, Health & Fitness · Education
Siblings
May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I spent part of last weekend with my family (two sisters) and part of Mother’s Day with Nancy’s family (twin sister and two brothers). As I look at our relationships, I am curious about what the relationship between Andrew and Hope will be in 30 years.
We have two children. Andrew is 21, Hope is 17. […]
Tags: Behavior · Family · Parenting · Relationships
