Whether she missed the ball or caught it, her eyes slid my way afterwards. She turned them to where I…
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Kids
The Double-edged Sword of Expectations
Now that I have quit my job, I find myself at loose ends. I wake up in the morning, and…
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When You Want Less Cynicism and More Child-like Wonder and Delight
He sits next to me in the car on another mild-December day. We’ve abandoned coats for light jackets, but I…
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What Hollywood Taught Me About Real Life
We sat in the rented min-van hurtling through the Hollywood Hills, the two youngest on probation in the back seat,…
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All Shall Be Well: On Parenting
When my oldest trained for her life-saving course, they required her to tread water for long minutes, and when her…
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Journeying Back in Order to Move Forward
They sat around the dinner table while I fiddled with containers of old food and dirty dishes in the kitchen….
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