What’s something you do completely differently from how you were raised? I’ve been thinking about passion. What are we actually passionate about? A career? A person? A hobby? A cause? And then I started thinking about something else. What have I done that is completely different from how […]
My baby turned 18 today. Eighteen. And apparently, the universe has decided that the appropriate way to celebrate this milestone is to send me emails informing me that I no longer automatically have access to his medical records, his lab results, or his medical chart. Thank you, universe. […]
I recently read that a surprising number of Gen Zers have had a parent attend a job interview with them. The number I saw was 20%, which is still enough to make me stop and wonder whether mom is coming to the interview? I have to admit, this […]
I’ve been feeling nostalgic lately, which is dangerous because nostalgia has a way of making absolutely ordinary things from childhood seem magical. Today I saw a kid who looked about seven or eight years old carrying a shiny new iPad, and it sent me straight back to elementary […]
In what might be the greatest psychological experiment no one meant to run, an Icelandic TV station accidentally aired a children’s show with subtitles from The Sopranos. Not just any scene. The intervention scene.For Christopher. Now imagine, if you will—, weet, bouncy, technicolor innocence from Teletubbies. Laa-Laa. Po. […]
I recently stumbled upon an article (and I use the term news generously these days) about adults using pacifiers to calm themselves down. Adult. Pacifiers. Pause. Now listen! I actually get the impulse. We are living in times that feel like a constant low-grade alarm bell. Everyone is […]
Google, in its quiet algorithmic way, decided to ambush me today. “This day, years ago,” it said, like it wasn’t about to rearrange my entire nervous system before coffee. And there he was. My son, younger, mid-air, literally suspended in that impossible, physics-defying moment of childhood joy. His […]
I watched yet another true crime documentary this week, which is starting to feel less like a casual viewing choice and more like a personality trait. This time it was The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story on Hulu. Three parts. And like so many of these […]
April, you chaotic overachiever. While flowers were blooming and people were frolicking (who are these people?), we were knee-deep in acceptance letters, portals, financial aid packages, and the kind of decision-making that makes you question every life choice you’ve ever made, including what you had for breakfast in […]
It took 15 seconds. Fifteen. Seconds. For a 2-year-old named Cooper to go from “standing near a claw machine” to fully inside the claw machine, living his best life like a tiny, giggling prize no one could win. Toddlers are chaos in human form If you’ve ever spent […]
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