“Just try one bite.” I hear myself spit out this phrase at dinner and cringe. Little Friend has made the dinner frittata public enemy number one. I weep a bit…
Tag: <span>life</span>
Child misbehaving (read: messy puddle of muscle, bone, and tiny, whiny voice) in middle of mall? PAUSE. Masticated clump of cumin-lime grilled steak taco launched from a spoon-turned-trebuchet? PAUSE. Damp,…
I broke one of my cardinal rules last night. The rule crumbled around 2:33 am, which is as good a reason as any for a rule to break. The rule…
An “A” is not good enough. Not quite. That’s what I’d tell my students if I were walking into Room 112 today. It’s been two years and five months since…
Dear Little Friend, I was in fourth grade, sitting in the front-ish, second-ish row of class when Mrs. Bower walked over to the water fountain. The room was quiet…long division…
“There are two things we can give our children: One is roots. The other is wings.” It’s been a sort of family motto for as long as I can remember.…