letter to my daughter
"A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on. " Carl Sandburg On weekend mornings, I make coffee and sit at my desk for a leisurely perusal of news…
"A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on. " Carl Sandburg On weekend mornings, I make coffee and sit at my desk for a leisurely perusal of news…
The first time I saw the press-kit photo of Jimmy Page on the wall of the School of Rock, I was in love. Not with Jimmy, though his sloppy, many-layered…
Today, my daughter, Hormonie, is thirteen. She may think January 6th, the Epiphany, is about her, but it’s all about me. Hermommie woke up looking like a Death Eater, the…
photo by Steven ParkeMy daughter became a bat mitzvah a little over a week ago, and I can't find the words to describe how I feel about it: about our…
Bur first, an interview with the Ripstick Queen, two and a half years ago. Note: the helmet and wrist guards, the mother running beside the daughter to check for cars.It…
My daughter is about to become a bat mitzvah, literally translated, daughter of the commandments. It’s odd, if not ironic, because she’s already literally the daughter of two nonbelievers, as…
My daughter is running for student council president. I'm torn. She's a great kid who will do a great job. But when will she have the time?I used to tsk…
Today, I nearly suffocated in my daughter’s room, buried alive under a mountain of clothing, a lot of it gorgeous, most of it too small. Half still had tags; the…
part twoFor breakfast Monday morningI cook my daughter oatmeal perfect ratio of salt to sugar to oatsserved with teaspoon, splash of creambecause I am a bad motherout of milk since…
My mother worked outside the home before any other mother I knew. She was a school teacher when I was little. Later, she took a job with some architects, as…