Let's Stop Giving Trophies Just for Showing Up
Impressive, right? Except the vast majority of these trophies aren’t really trophies at all.
Soccer Mom Begets Soccer Mom
“Is that a soccer ball?” the nurse at my son’s pediatrician’s office asked, pointing to my necklace. I nodded. “Cute!” she said, before adding, “Did your kids give you that?” Which is another way of saying, “Surely you’re not wearing a soccer ball necklace because you want to. What grown woman does that?”
The Loneliest Number Goes Back to School
There’s nothing about this in back-to-school guides: What happens when you only have 1 when you need 2? Case in point: At some point during a camping trip this past spring, my Boy Scout got hot. So, he unzipped the bottom part of the legs of his official Boy Scouts pants, thereby turning them into [...]
Regrets, I Have a Few — But Not This, Not Anymore
I wanted to be that girl “you saw boppin’ down on the beach with the radio.” When I was a teenager, I wanted to work on the boardwalk.
Where Were You on the Night of the 12th?
Apparently, the bear knows something, but she’s not telling. It was funny to stumble upon this scene, and yet mildly disturbing as well.
Life is Rows and Piles
Is your life a series of piles and rows of stuff? Laundry here, cleverly lined up Goldfish crackers across the coffee table there? Mine is. Here’s how I know: There were two buckets of water balloons and four boys. Elapsed time to break them all: 5 minutes, 23 seconds. I never expected to see a [...]
