Years ago my husband told me a story about the one fist-fight he got into on the schoolyard asphalt. There were insults and threats and while not quite pistols at dawn, an assignation by the lockers at 3–or something to that effect. My husband is a big man, in stature as well as heart, but despite his…
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Dear New Mom at School
Dear new mom at school, I”m sorry I didn’t get a chance to talk to you. I was likely caught up in something or other, even if that something or other was taking care of my need for caffeine or adult conversation. It’s likely I was catching up with friends, trading summer vacation stories, cracking…
Nobody Likes a Smart Ass, and Other Words of Wisdom for my Middle Schooler
My son graduated from 5th grade this week. Sayonara primary, hello middle school. There were speeches and a song, recollections and recommendations. Come August, they’ll be chucked into the murky waters of middle school to swim with the big fish. That’s right, chickadees: in eight short weeks your macaroni art and phonetic spelling primary school…
10 Things I Hate About June
With all due respect to T.S. Eliot, April is not the cruelest month. Not by a long shot. No, I would argue the cruelest month is not a calendar month at all, but instead the last four weeks of school, however they spill across your monthly planner. Oh, I know. Summer break. Hooray for long,…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 