Wearing a chambray dress and purple sun hat, a two-year-old girl entered my local drycleaners holding onto the side of an empty a stroller pushed by her mom. “Get the... read more →
“Buying toys for yourself now, Mom?” Harry asked Wednesday night when he stopped by to pick up the pink Timberland boots he’d ordered on eBay. “Oh, that,” I replied, glancing... read more →
I have a confession to make," I said. My upper lip twitched with uncertainty about revealing some of my early-mom ridiculousness. “Oh?”... read more →
While I stripped sheets off the guest-room bed upstairs, my five-year-old son Harry and his friend Ryan played with... read more →
Walking to the coffee shop, phone in hand, I was in a hurry. I had... read more →
(This piece also appears on HuffPost Parents.) I ran into a friend recently who I hadn’t seen since high school.... read more →
DEAR SANTA CLAUS When eight-year-old Gary’s request to the North Pole for a Brenda Ann doll is denied, a series of... read more →
I have no problem mixing holidays. So with Passover and Easter occurring this weekend,... read more →
(This piece originally appeared on HuffPost.) The sound of the doorbell was followed by echoing thumps of a basketball on... read more →
