It's 7 at night. I'm in bed. Fresh sheets and a bath. My mom always said nothing makes you feel better than that combo and she was right. We've had a crappy couple months in the sick department. Nothing tragic or serious but just a constant trail. I had the flu/laryngitis before Jamaica. Will … [Read more...]
What Parents & Teens should know about Facebook
So, as I'm in full holiday mode with all the shopping and parties...WHOOOMP! My kid decides he would like to be on Facebook. It's funny, this whole social media thing. I mean, I'm on it all the time for work. I post about my latest stories and funny stuff but now that my kid wants on.... WOW. … [Read more...]
The Friendship Show
There has been a huge Anti-Bullying movement sweeping the nation and it's obviously in response to the painful experiences so many kids and teens have been enduring. We talk about bullying, for sure, as it's become part of the dialogue our children are learning about in school, and I think it's … [Read more...]
Pea Soup
"Go to bathroom." That's what Pea said just before it happened. This story begins as Pea and I are laying in her bed last night, trying to go to sleep. For all intents and purposes, this was a fairly standard evening. Except for the fact that we were going to bed a little later than … [Read more...]
A Simple Monk
I saw the Dalai Lama speak on Wednesday, and ever since then I've been wondering: how do you write about an experience at once so profound and yet so simple?I don't know the answer to that question, and I hate to say "you had to be there", because I think it's one mark of the Dalai Lama's greatness … [Read more...]