This morning on the way to school, my fourth-grader and I had the following conversation. Him: Did you know sloths move so slowly that sometimes they mistake their arm for a branch, reach for it, and then fall to their deaths? Me: Sloths have arms? Him: Yeah! Of course they do. Me: Sloths don’t have […]
My Tattooed Teenager
She’d been asking for years. My firstborn, with the red hair and creamy skin, wanted a tattoo. For years she’s been asking. The child who, if she could, would paint her room a different color every other month. The child who, if her parents could, would ask them to rearrange the furniture in her room every other […]
Banana Bread
So, you know how so many people post Facebook status updates the night before the first day of school? “Lunches are packed! Kids in bed! Backpacks ready! Forms filled out! Relaxing with a glass of wine and hubby!” And it’s only 8 p.m.? Some dear friends of mine – and I hope they still are after […]
The Plan B Pill: If It Were MY Daughter…
…I’d want Plan B to be available over the counter. I say this realizing there are great moral complexities involved here. I’ve thought about it a lot regarding under-age girls seeking abortion. When it comes to abortion, I ask myself, “Would I want to be notified if it were my daughter? Would I want the doctor to […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Here’s why I love this comic strip very much. One might read this and think its creators are saying, “Damn teenagers. They have no vocabulary. They never talk to us. They never TELL us anything.” I see something completely different in this comic strip. 1. Teenagers are moody. 2. Teenagers have trouble figuring out what’s […]
The Original “Take Your Daughter To Work Day.”
I’m at The Broad Side again today – this time recalling the real, original “Take Your Daughter to Work Day”. In my life, anyhow… Please click over, enjoy and share! 🙂 xoxo, Aliza