Anatomy of a Wasted Day

6:45 a.m. Wake and slog through morning routine. Resist urge to read news while children are eating breakfast. Promise self a half-hour to do so upon return home when inevitable angst and rage will not affect children. Keep promise! Pat one’s self on the back. 9:10 a.m. Relish idea of well-earned, self-imposed half-hour of news and social media….

You Get What You Get and You Don’t Get Upset

The first rule of nursery school is: You get what you get and you don’t get upset. The first rule of nursery school isn’t just for kids. It applies to parents as well, especially when it comes to what you ultimately end up with in life’s great grab bag of kids. Ideally there would be a sort…

An Apple a Day (My Love/Hate Affair with Technology)

As a parent, there’s nothing I like better than a good black and white moral conundrum. In our house we call them Berenstain Bear moments, and just like Mama Bear, there is nothing I like better than a story with a glaringly obvious life lesson, an open/shut case of right vs. wrong all tied up…