In the wake of Al Trautwig’s horribly insensitive tweets about Simone Biles and her parents (who also happen to be […]
Archive for ‘Motherhood/Parenthood’
A Sleepover Script: Nine Girls, Ninety Years of Wisdom and Wit
Casey: Mrs. Santangelo, do you have a couple of extra blankets? Thx. I get cold. Stewie [Addie’s 7-year-old brother]: I’m […]
My Suit Gets No Love, but My Love Suits My Kids: A Response to Jessica Turner
I write this essay in response to Jessica Turner’s recent article in the Huffington Post, “Moms, Put on That Swimsuit”: http://huff.to/1lbFZxy. Undoubtedly, […]
The Best Mother’s Day Gift for a Dysfunctional Mom
Growing up, I associated Mother’s Day with plump old ladies with glasses and soft hands who held children close to […]
The Nicest Knight
My son Drew loves Ninjas. He loves army guys, zombies, and angry birds. He can sit on our living room […]
An Open Letter to the Academy
Dear American Academy of Pediatrics, I am writing to express some concerns I have about your recommendations for young children’s […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode II, Part C
Pin the Tail on the Donkey and The Limbo ensued, followed by Happy Meals and a sheet cake into which […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode II, Part B
The shrieking of girls and whooping of boys resounded in the air, noises distant and tangled in the cold. Maddie […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode II, Part A
Last November, Maddie received her first birthday party invitation from a kindergarten classmate in our newly adopted town of Lynnfield. […]
The Fears of Maddie: Episode I
Maddie spends half of her life upside down. Her back turned to my scolding, she scampers out of the house […]
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