The Sum of Childhood
This day is a luxury. For me and for my kids. To wish to go back to when my kids were little now would be like giving up a winning lottery ticket and the Oscar for Best Actress and the World Cup wrapped in one.
The Most Insignificant Significant Childhood Milestone
Today is the day my son enrolled in college, which is weird, because I swear it was just last Tuesday that he was racing Hot Wheels cars across the kitchen floor.
Why It Hurts So Much When Your Kids Mess Up
It wasn’t just about what he’d done the night before. It was about what I’ve been doing for the past 18 years.
Life 101: This is How it is for Me Now
I take my job as Mary’s godmother seriously. My first lesson for her: Every woman should have her own money. So I gave her a $100 bill to get her started.
Can U Pick Me Up Plz
I am well aware of what I will be losing when my youngest gets his driver’s license, and it feels bittersweet.
The Summer Before the Summer Before College
It is the summer before the summer before college for my soon-to-be senior. My kids are lined up like tennis balls at the base of a ball machine chute. Before I know it — WHOOSH! ….WHOOSH! They’ll be gone.
Bring Your Son’s Ukulele to Work Day
The older child made a request: Please bring me my ukulele. And a coffee maker. And coffee. The ukulele, I could see. When one is spending the month at a precollege program, sleeping in the dorms and sitting in class all day, a young man needs his ukulele. Of course. But the coffee maker? In […]
