(This post also appears on HuffPost.) You'd think by the time my son Harry turned four years old in 1994 I would have learned how to handle Halloween. A guilt... read more →
There they were. The cutest pairs of baby shoes I’d ever seen, all in a size I guessed to... read more →
There’s nothing like a short video that can entertain, inform, make you think and get you talking. Here are a few that cover all the bases. I think the first... read more →
(A version of this piece also appears on HuffPost.) Pronoun usage was just confusing at times. I'd noticed my kid Harry and his friends often used gender pronouns interchangeably, whether... read more →
You’ll find a lot of photos here in my blog diary of the past week’s events. And... read more →
Kids want freedom as much as adults do. And there’s a good chance no one wants their independence more than teenagers. For moms or dads with a teen in the... read more →
(This post is dedicated to the late, great, ever-fashionable Joan Rivers. It also appears on HuffPost.) I checked myself in... read more →
There’s a woman I’d like to send back to school. Not to learn, but to teach. Her name is Sarah Prager.... read more →
This week my niece Jamey, a middle school teacher in Florida, posted happy, first-day-of-school photos of my... read more →
I’d never seen a boy like him before. He was an acne-covered teenager, super skinny and nearly seven feet tall. I couldn’t help but stare at the black and white... read more →
