

Loaded Down
I’ve always been a little perplexed about bug’s obvious overestimations about carrying things. When I tell him he can bring one car...


Sometimes I Need a Boost
I’ve given up on a lot of things over the course of my life. When I was about four I gave up dance lessons because the class interfered...


That Time My Kid Spilled Laundry Detergent All Over. And I Didn't Sell Him To The Gypsies.
And then it got quiet. Too quiet. It took several moments too long for me to realize what the silence must mean. Sometimes, I am so...


Slow Down
bug, like most two-year-olds, is very independent. Or, at least he tries to be. Forget about asking him to put his shoes on now so we...


It Could Be My Child
I was a Junior in high school when the Columbine shootings happened. Â I heard about it when I got home from school, but couldn't really beli