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Last month, I encouraged you to conduct an annual video interview with your child to capture the essence of their personality as they grow. Don’t quite remember? Take a look at this how-to video. This month, I’m asking you to take a turn in the hot seat and allow your child to interview YOU! Why? […]
It’s rare that I take a page out of any celebrity’s parenting handbook. It’s not because celebrities don’t have valuable wisdom to impart, but rather, our realities are more than a little bit different. Instead of running lines with my kid on a private plane to Paris or planning their upcoming world tour, my kids […]
The older Boy Wonder becomes, the more I play the numbers game – trying to convince myself that we have more time together than we really do. I know his growing up and leaving the nest isn’t the end of our relationship, but in a lot of ways, it marks the end of a comfortable […]
You guys, I don’t like telling you what to do, but this time I’m going to. Go get your video camera, phone, or whatever recording device you’ve got and sit down to interview your child. Do it NOW. You won’t be sorry. Check out my interview with Boy Wonder right here.
I’ve been told I have a one-track mind. No, not like that (do you not know me at all?). As a Type-A bionic doer, when there’s a job to be done I’m doing it from start to finish. No breaks, no finishing it later, no interruptions. But being a parent who’s lucky enough to work […]
I’ve been toying around with the idea of creating a life list on Go Mighty for a few reasons. One, my dear friend is the managing editor there and she told me I should. Two, I have another pesky birthday coming up which always does weird “what have I done with my life” stuff to […]
“Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what’s to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn’t have to […]
Dear Boy Wonder, You’re 10 now and 10 is like, big. Even with my spotty memory, I remember being 10 years old. I knew that I was just a kid according to the world around me, but inside I was so much more. And so are you. You’re more than just a kid who asks […]
This is me at 9 years old. By 1985 standards I was right on schedule for awkward, but still. The night before picture day I slept in pink sponge rollers in a deliberate attempt to do this to my hair. Also, my mom spent 20 solid minutes perfecting my feathered bangs per explicit instruction. Friends, […]
Boy Wonder is growing up. I’m so not prepared for the sex talk, puberty and all the rest of the totally normal and awkward parenting stuff that comes along with it. He’s 9 and in so many ways he thinks he’s so much cooler (and by cooler I mean older). Exhibit A: Deodorant Puhleese, he’s […]
The Untitled GenX Podcast
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