When your little kid refuses to go to school
"I've decided I'm staying at preschool for another year," my almost six-year-old announced with the authority of a Supreme Court justice. I looked up from our craft of press on nails and made eye contact with my husband.
When Teachers secretly prefer the "difficult" kids
My friend Sarah teaches second grade. Last week she confessed something that warmed my deep feeling heart…
"You know which kids I look forward to seeing every morning?" she mused over chagaccino. "The ones parents apologize for."
Stop Rushing the Spicy One
I went to an Electronica concert last weekend with the ‘straighties.’ The straighties are my straight haired husband and daughter. When the whole family vacations together, the ‘curlies’ (my son and I) tend to pair off because we move slower and enjoy more downtime…
When School Pickup is a Bomb Going Off
Half the country picked up their kids from school last week and likely witnessed something apocalyptic. The sweet angel who waved goodbye at morning drop-off had been replaced by a tiny hurricane of rage, tears, or complete emotional shutdown…
When deep feelers inhale global suffering
I let my guard down while camping this week. I accidentally forgot how messed up the world is.