When I was expecting my first baby, I had grand plans for how the next eighteen years or so would play out. Well, maybe not all that grand, your basic first-time-mom stuff. You know, well-behaved children who would memorize lines from Shakespeare by the age of five and act out scenes from Henry V for our family and friends. I imagined that my children and I would spend sunny … [Read more...]
All the Pompous Circumstances: A Letter to My Not-Yet Graduating Son
Dear Max, Next year you'll be a sophomore, but trust me, time flies and before you know it, you'll be a graduating senior. And because I'm your mother and also a classic over thinker, I've already formulated several thoughts about what I'd like to impart to you when that auspicious moment arrives. So since I didn't want to forget a single thing, and sooner is sometimes … [Read more...]
