Until recently, I had no idea Grandparent’s Day was a national holiday since 1978, when Jimmy Carter made it official. I think it’s a great idea. And I’d be celebrating if I had something to celebrate. I’m not a grandmother. (For my views on that subject, click here to read: Grandma Envy.) I joke about it […]
Emotional Education
I don’t do back-to school shopping any more—but I still sense the educational expectations and emotions that arise every September. The start of a school year summons up strong feelings. The first day photo op. Proud parents, sweet smiles, sharp pencils. (Do they still USE pencils?) For most parents, the feelings are positive:—Pride. Hope. Freedom. Sometimes the […]
Dear Mom:
Happy birthday. This year marks a sad milestone—you’ve now been gone longer than you were here. Today you would be 83. And suddenly somehow, that doesn’t sound as old— especially now that I just reached a milestone myself. 60 seems impossibly old; just as 41 seemed impossibly young. When you died at 41, you left 3 teenage children— younger […]
What every kid should know
The school year is starting; almost 2 million kids are heading off to college for the first time—-so there’s a predictable rash of articles on the internet. How to let go and say goodbye. 9 tips for sending off a college freshman. And the one I saw in the morning paper: What every kid should […]
Back-pedaling
I’m going to back-pedal a little bit. Not as far back as this shot of Carla, Paul and me in New York in our twenties…but before Aspen, before Paul rode his bike across Iowa— back a few years ago to another vacation that was just the 3 of us. First of all, to me the meaning of a vacation is that […]
5 Parenting Lessons from the cat
Since we’ve had an empty nest, I spend more time with our cat, Peppy. I should have done this years ago—- I could have saved myself a lot of aggravation. Just a few examples: 5 Parenting Lessons I learned from my cat 1. You can’t make them eat something they don’t want to eat. […]
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