There’s increasing evidence that birth order is a determining factor in personality, social intelligence, and lots of other important things. As an oldest child, I totally buy into this theory. We fall into our places in our families at an early age. And no matter how old we are, and how far we come in […]
Bi-coastal Tradition
As if this month wasn’t already perfect (Obama!!) it also includes my favorite time of the year. Thanksgiving has it all–no pressure to buy gifts, and it’s all about food and family. It’s also the big tradition on my side of the family–the only time my sister, brother and our families all get together as a group. Like other […]
Ask Your Kids
When I had children, I had no mother, no mother-in-law, and no one to guide me about parenting. At the time there was no internet, otherwise I’m sure I would have become the ultimate “mommy blogger.” Millions of mommies write blogs about their kids, post pictures, share information and advice–somehow finding the time to do this. I just […]
One Man’s Heart
We have a houseguest this week, a relative who is not on V’s side of the family, or on mine–but on my first husband’s. I’ve grown much closer to H’s side of the family since H and I divorced. (You can draw your own conclusions from that–and assume that H just dodged a bullet…) I […]
Sleeping with the Enemy
I was born a Democrat. Party affiliation was served along with the canned vegetables I was forced to eat for dinner. My first crush was on John Kennedy. I went to Washington to work for George McGovern against Nixon, and in the middle of chemotherapy I put on my wig and took my daughter to […]
Political Parenting
I talked to a teacher recently who has taught 4th grade for many years, whose students are very curious about the election and how she plans to vote. They form their own opinions much later, she says. At that age,their own political preferences come directly through the parental pipeline. I started my kids early. Each […]
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