No One Ever Died From a Lack of Playing Board Games With Their Mother
Board Game Symposium: Why don’t I play games with these gorgeous beasts I gave birth to? Am I just a bad mother? I think the answer is probably yes…
Category: Parenting
Parenting the Apocalypse Du Jour In Three Not-So-Easy Steps
Four kids into my own parenting journey, I have learned a few things to do/not do, and seems like a good time to break out a few bits of hard earned wisdom.
The Things My Father Gave Me
History has been something that my father has given me with very little in return; not simply because I don’t want to give back to that tradition, but because I haven’t yet had the life to lead which gives to the story of my family and of mankind as a whole.
Weekend Plans Post: Just Subversive Enough
This weekend is the birthday of one of the nephews. I have to be a subversive influence… but not *TOO* subversive.
Cuff the Midwife
A horrible story raises age-old questions about regulation, medical care, and people who make money insisting they know better than trained professionals.
Lessons From a Bike Thief
My kids are unfamiliar with want. It was the constant, extended wanting that made me resolved to remove myself from poverty as an adult; my kids will have to find the motivation for that elsewhere.
Scouting, Moving Forward, Struggles to Carry its Baggage
It is possible that scouting’s heyday is past. Its admirable attempts to be more inclusive and evolve and change with the times in other ways may have been untenable to those clinging to the tradition the scouts represent.
The Need for Accountability Regarding America’s Obesity Crisis
Maybe what Americans hunger for most doesn’t come on a plate or in a paper sack.
I Love You Because You Love Me
Love is an active decision we make after being thrown together by fate or destiny.
Thank You, Mr. Roboto: How My Son Found His “Thing”
In robotics, my son had found his “thing”, an organized activity which he enjoys and in which he excels. The only unsolicited information I get about his days at school is when he updates me on the progress of his team’s robot. On the team there are coders, builders, and drivers. “I’m a coder,” he likes to remind me.
The Shutdown: How Worried Should Your Kids Be?
If the shutdown continues, many families will have to deal with changes in their lifestyles. How much do kids need to know, and when?
Stephen Hillenburg, Creator of Spongebob, has passed away
Spongebob is the character I needed but never had growing up.
Lessons in Parenting, Baseball, and Optometry
I felt so disappointed for my son in his inability to excel at baseball. I had simply concluded that he lacked talent, and that was that. Of course, I would cheer him on and encourage him as long as he was interested, but, I assumed, the writing was on the wall. I pigeonholed him as “not an athlete”, just like me. Knowing now that it is quite likely that his vision was at least partially to blame for his trouble is a humbling reminder: our kids are not just small versions of ourselves.
Why the Republican Party Wants to End the Adoption Tax Credit and Tax Graduate Tuition Waivers
Because adoption and doctoral education as practiced in the United States are hallmarks of multicultural policy
