Last year, while carpooling my eighth-grader and his friends after school, I listened to their conversation about the much debated Muslim ban. My son and his friend made comments about how "dumb and also unconstitutional" it was. Another friend argued the executive order was constitutional. He gave the following as his argument: "Imagine if someone … Continue reading The Power of Stories
Category: Parenting
A Call to Action
February 15, 2018 Dear Senator/Congressman/Congresswoman, This is one more plea from one of your constituents after another mass shooting has taken the lives of seventeen (maybe more, by now) of our children. I urge you to take action now, today, this minute. Bring stricter gun control laws to the floor and vote them into law … Continue reading A Call to Action
If you want to be a better parent, get a dog
You know those annoying people who call themselves their dog's mom or dad? Not because they are trying to be cute but because they actually believe that their dog is their offspring? I used to enjoy making fun of them. That is until I met my sweet yellow lab, fell in love, and never looked … Continue reading If you want to be a better parent, get a dog