Have you heard about this? It’s so unbelievable. On January 7, 2012, Douglas Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy’s son, tried to take his newborn outside the hospital for some fresh air. A nurse gave him permission. Two other nurses freaked out when they saw him heading for the door. He shielded his baby with his body to protect him from the nurses and…
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Are We Americans Over-parenting Our Kids?
Are we American parents over-parenting, over-protecting, and hovering too much over our kids? I just read a particularly snarky review in the Los Angeles Times of Bringing Up Bébé, a new book that examines why French parents are “superior” to American parents. We American moms get a lot of flack. We don’t wear skinny jeans. We feel harried. Our hair is…
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The Great Bathtub Disaster
“Mommy get up! I wan’ Mommy get up!” It was only 5:00 a.m. and my two-year-old was patting my face with her open palm. I tried to negotiate for five more minutes. She wasn’t having it. Leone yelled so loudly that she almost roused James, who can sleep through a dynamite explosion next to his head if it’s first thing…
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What Trying to Eliminate Packaging Has Taught Me About Marriage, Life
One of my new year’s resolutions was to ELIMINATE PACKAGING and stop generating the waste that has been clogging up our lives. We’re a family of six, so it feels almost impossible to eliminate packaging. But, darn it, I think it can be done. I’ve been on an eco-friendly kick for awhile, but I thought if I wrote it down…
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I’m a Senior!
Last Friday I wrote about what a hard time I’ve been having doing work, being productive, and even going to the grocery store, ever since my mom died. As the outside world goes on as usual, I feel strangely disconnected. I can’t answer the question, “How are you?” How am I? Relieved the holidays are over and the new year has…
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On Having a Hard Time Getting Back to Work
I can’t stop thinking about a photo I saw of a beautiful Norwegian woman, with red hair, crying out in agony because one of her loved ones was killed in the deadly attack on government buildings last July. My friend Harald Birkevold, an award-winning investigative journalist based in Stavanger, told me that Norway is such a small country that virtually…
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