This article gave me a panic attack. Granted, it doesn’t take much to elicit that response in me, but still. And apparently I’m not alone–my dear friend KG freaked the hell out too. I know some of the things I fear are inevitable–hurt feelings, excluding or being excluded, gossip. I was way more a Wanna [...]
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Relational Aggression
October 11th, 2010 · 8 Comments
Tags: education · essays · kids' health · Other Mothers
Back to School
September 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments
I loved this, from Sunday’s NYTimes. Back to school…. What do you remember about The First Day of School? I remember pondering my outfit–wanting to wear something new, something my mom bought when we went Back to School shopping, some particular shirt that would make the year go the way I wanted it to. (Turns [...]
Tags: essays · gender stuff · relationships · Things we love
Women and Houses
August 20th, 2010 · Comments Off
By now you may know how I feel about Sandra Tsing Loh…. I love her recent essay about women and real estate. Friends, readers? What do you think? Thanks to my great friend (and boss) Laura who brought me the newest issue of the Atlantic (in which this essay appears) last week when I was [...]
Tags: essays · gender stuff · Things we love · writing






