Jan252012
2012 is not a year I made a formal resolution. It’s the year I made a decision to live the way I wanted to and to take action to live that way. It’s amazing when you look back at your day/week/month/year how often you do things you know are contradictory to how you want to [...]
Jan92012
I saw a really cool vintage ad the other day on Jezebel. When I saw it, I loved it. It resonated with me. Very simply, it was an ad about how great Legos are. The hint was that it’s a great toy for girls, too. There was something empowering about the ad. The toy wasn’t [...]
Sep22011
I had my first parent-teacher conference ever. My 4 year old is in Pre-K, and his teachers wanted to discuss my expectations, though I suspected they had a few of their own. One comment they made was that my son was sometimes reluctant to try to do things himself. Yes, I had noticed that he [...]
Dec52010
One thing about being a parent is that you can’t believe half the things you end up saying – things you’d never imagined anyone would ever have to say. “Don’t eat the toilet brush.” “Get the spoon out of your nose.” Lately, I have noticed myself saying, “What do you say?” And when my son didn’t know what to say after someone sneezes, I thought how life for young kids must feel like a pop quiz, sneaking up on you when you least expect it.
