Dealing with the bad apple – in the office or at the dinner table.
Once More Into the Brink… What Kids Cost (2012 Edition)
Cost of raising a family? More than you realize.
Agita
Agita in the face of the unknown.
Legos and a Purple Sky
I am remarkably, astonishingly, uncharacteristically asleep for 15 hours – peaceful then flailing, waking only for moments then sleeping again. I am memorizing dreams of revisiting Boston and New York, and there are other places I am touching down but I cannot precisely pinpoint them. I have spent these extraordinary hours in decorating competitions alongside […]
Eeeek! My Stress Test! (How to Reduce Stress)
Stress, stress, stress. We know it’s unhealthy. Now what?
French Advances
French views and news to nudge the Muse.
Bittersweet
When he returns from nine months in Europe, he unpacks two boxes from his luggage and sets them on the kitchen counter. I recognize them immediately. My emotions are a jumble. Pleasure. Sadness. Suddenly, I feel older. I admit I’d hoped he might do this. Sometimes, he’s thoughtful that way, or perhaps he knows me […]
When No Means No (Sexual Etiquette)
Sexual etiquette is more than how to do what with whom. It’s about NO.
Distant or Deliberating?
Raising an introvert? Your child doesn’t fit the conventional mold? Join the crowd.
Kids, College, and the Value of Education
Is college a lousy investment for our kids?