Gone in the instant of becoming
While doing some reading on the topic of time yesterday, I came across a quote from William James: "Where is it, this present? It has melted …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Report on Mommy Day #1
My 4-year-old finished school for the year on Tuesday. The boys still have another week to go. All of the three big kids have been …Read More
The Mom Gig: How do stay-at-home moms spend their time?
I like writing about time management, but I am more fascinated by broader questions about how people spend their time. This winter, Redbook hired me …Read More
Smart Mom Rich Mom (book review)
In our culture, we have a lot of sayings about money. For instance, "more money, more problems." The idea is that money just invites more …Read More
7 ways to keep kid activities from taking over your life (or at least your weekends)
One unsung upside of having four children is that almost no one tells me "Just you wait!" anymore. Back when I "only" had two, and …Read More
The assignment and the follow-up
One of the highlights of third grade at my kids' school is something called "The Wax Museum." The children each choose a historical (or current) …Read More
The sky cleared
My oldest is turning 9 this week, and we celebrated over the weekend. The big gift: going to see a Phillies game. My husband and …Read More
Another one of those days
It is simple math that four children create more chances for disaster than two children. Today was one of those days. The 8-year-old had forgotten …Read More
What changes and what does not
On Facebook, people often mark the birthdays of their eldest children with memories of becoming a parent for the first time. Sometimes there are baby …Read More
Hurrah for Captain Underpants
My 6-year-old started this school year not reading. He was not interested, and did not want to practice or anything of the sort. Over the past …Read More