Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America. – Amy Chua Ever read “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”? This controversial memoir by Amy Chua details her strict...
My beef with The Elf on the Shelf This thought may be unpopular, but I’m gonna challenge that sacred cow, the third rail of holiday festivities: The Elf on the Shelf. To be clear:...
Confessions of a former approval seeker Years ago, I was a people-pleasing rock star. The minute you required something of me, I delivered. I fed on your approval and validation. Whether it was getting...
The event 5 years ago Jack stopped breathing. He had a grand mal seizure in his bedroom, just after dinner. My other child and I had heard a loud thud and then…silence. I bolted...
I hated my Introductory Philosophy class in college. My Birkenstocked professor held forth on topics deemed boring by my ignorant young mind. Does God exist? What is truth? If a tree falls down in...
“How much trouble he avoids who does not look to see what his neighbor says or thinks or does, but only what he does himself, that it may be just and pure.” Marcus Aurelius...
The Shock Has this ever happened to you? I was going about my normal business—I ran to the grocery store to pick up a few items we were low on, including diaper rash ointment....
“Part of the problem with the word disabilities is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what...
Got a doctor’s appointment coming up? Oh my friend, I feel your pain! Being Jack’s mom means my dance card is filled with such activities. Through trial and error, I have gotten better at...
“Things are as they are, we suffer because we imagined different.” Rachel Wolchin “To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.” Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Have you ever experienced a...
