Dec 02, 2022
my son got a phone
I broke down and gave my 12-year-old son a phone last night. When I was 12, it was 1984, and even George Orwell did not imagine that a 12-year-old would …
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Nov 20, 2022
which football do you prefer?
When my son Jack was younger, I signed him up for soccer because I loved it as a kid and still do. It made sense because he goes to an …
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Nov 11, 2022
my trip to oaxaca
Last night, I showed my kids videos I took in this little village that made me feel like I had walked right onto the set Coco (which is impossible of course, …
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Oct 16, 2022
the meaning of frenetic
A few months ago, despite being subscribed to waaaay too many newsletters, I signed up to get Merriam-Webster’s “word of the day,” daily in my inbox. I delete a lot …
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Oct 10, 2022
animal messenger: spider
A few years ago, I spent a couple of weeks at the Jersey shore. I was there with my two daughters, my friend Louise, her two daughters and – surrounded …
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Oct 02, 2022
swimming in overwhelm
I have twin seniors applying to college at the very same time, and this is the key month for early applications. What does that mean? Aside from the anxieties it …
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Sep 25, 2022
sunday night blues
I was once an NBC News producer and one of my Dateline stories was called “Sunday Night Blues.” In short, it was about this group of people that didn’t know one another …
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Sep 18, 2022
kenya education fund
I was trying not to curse at the M23 bus driver as he cut me off on my drive across 23rd street the other morning, my three kids in tow, …
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Sep 11, 2022
my flip phone adventure
I swear I was trying to simplify my life but three days into my new flip phone I feel…frenetic. This wasn’t supposed to be an experiment. Getting a flip phone …
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Sep 05, 2022
animal messenger: bee
I once sat on a bee. I was playing with my sister Jill in our NJ backyard, doing a pretty awesome reenactment of the Magic Garden (a favorite show of …
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Aug 28, 2022
be where your feet are
Whenever I set my alarm at the ungodly hour of 5am, my first thought is: Holy crap, I’m so tired, I can’t move. My next thought is: Come on! Why …
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Aug 21, 2022
where do you gather strength?
I want to share the meaning of the Spanish word querencia. I learned about it a few weeks ago, after one of my teenage daughters, Maddie, spent 40 hours alone on …
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