I spent the first four days home after taking my kids to college cleaning out their rooms, not exactly what was promised in the “Now It’s Time for You!” chapter of the empty nester’s manual. But I was glad to do it. Extremely glad to do it. I had given up on my daughter’s room […]
teenagers
She’s Got a Permit and She’s Not Afraid to Use It
Attention road warriors on the way to the high school in the mornings: Just an FYI, the little black Prius that your normally see – you know, the one with the sign on it that says PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I WON’T MIND. JUST SWERVE ON IN THERE. CUT ME OFF, IT’S […]
And the Moral of the Story Is . . .
I have several new babies in my life right now. And there’s nothing like a baby to make you think about parenting and how magical and nightmarish it is; how beautiful and horrific the parenting experience can be. So far, even though I have teen-agers and a 20-something, I’ve resisted the urge to be cynical […]
I’ll Be the Proctor, You Be the Gamble
I volunteered to proctor a big standardized test at a high school this week, and what a study in human behavior it was. It’s been 24 hours and I still have the stink of teen angst all over my body. The outfit I was wearing got hormones and self-doubt all over it and I had […]