Tag Archives: children
No Hugs, Please
I identified with the question from “No Hugs, Please!” When I was a kid, we had an uncle who made me uncomfortable with his insistence on hugging the kids in the family. I’m not saying he was a creep, but … Continue reading
Chef Tales
I was cooking once and had some powdered turmeric on the counter. My young son asked me why I was putting ‘cheese’ in the dish. That was the moment I realized I’d served him Kraft mac ‘n’ cheese one too … Continue reading
Etiquette Lessons: No Children
Can You Specify ‘No Children’ On an Invitation? “I wouldn’t flat out say ‘no children allowed.’ That’s rude,” most people will get the message that they are being invited to an adult party—unless the host has specifically mentioned that it’s … Continue reading
My Husband’s Late Wife
I like to think we could have been friends. She gave birth to two boys. Years later, I handed them lunches in paper bags when they walked out the door. I attended parent-teacher conferences, baked apple pies for Pi Day, … Continue reading
Parenting
No one…who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly reaslise what good fortune it is to grow up in a home where there are grandparents. – Suzanne La Follette If God were a woman, She would have installed one of … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 