On Being the Baby

On Being the Baby

As published in The Rye Record on May 26, 2012 My kindergartener, Quinn, is really starting to read. Last night, he read the sentence, “My hands are for catching,” and my heart swelled up with pride. Once the swelling went down, panic struck. Pretty soon this kid’s...
The Age of the Play Date

The Age of the Play Date

 As published in The Rye Record on May 10, 2012 Had any good play dates lately? Me neither. Well, except for the one that was at the other kid’s house. That one was pretty painless. I arrived a few minutes late to pick up my kindergartener, invigorated by all...