A couple of weeks ago a new bomb was thrown in the war of Perfect People vs. American Suburban Moms Who Do Everything Wrong. This time, it is the French who do everything better than we do. First of all, quelle surpise! The French do everything better? Of course they...
A few months ago I had a terrifying playground conversation with another mom. We both have boys in kindergarten at the same school, but not in the same class. I've heard stories about her son being a little on the rough side. The mother was perfectly nice and we...
Two years ago today my husband's oldest friend Eric died. I've written about Eric's death and its effect on our family before. Last month Eric's parents hosted a "Musical Ofrenda" at their church in Eric's honor. Eric was an artist, an art teacher, and a music lover...
One of my favorite things at Brookfield Zoo is a sign in the Play Zoo. The sign shows a poster that a little girl drew which says, "Save the elephants, boycott Ivory soap." The point of the sign is that good intentions often go awry when trying to teach kids about...