I was just in the process of starting a brilliant and insightful post on the merits of limiting ourselves to only two children per couple, when my Dora-watching…
Just after 10:00 a.m., I came out of my Music Theory placement exam at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. That exam was so important to me.…
I’m sorry I haven’t come up with any brilliant posts lately. I haven’t felt like writing. Or sharing with people, or being sarcastic or funny or trying to…
After a tough Kindergarten year for my son Lucas, filled with disciplinary notes (starting with the second day of school), a suspension, truckloads of frustration and tears (on…
I used be a really good violist. I have a master’s degree in Viola Performance from a prestigious conservatory. I even won a coveted fellowship to Aspen Music…
I know I shouldn’t let my revulsion at schlepping an SUV’s worth of belongings from one city to another prevent me from reveling in the joy of being…
I always had a dog growing up, and I remember loving my dog like it was part of the family. But somewhere along the way, after getting married,…
She was an ordinary mother Living life day by day, doing her best like everyone She breastfed me for months So I would be a healthy child She…