Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, School and education on Nov 7th, 2009
The phone rang yesterday evening. It was one of Katelyn’s classmates’ moms. One of the five or so I called on Election Day when my mom, my sitter, called in sick, and I was looking to do a playdate. We chatted. She apologized for not calling sooner. We talked about the bat bake sale that [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, Play on Oct 20th, 2009
I’m reading a novel right now, The Summer Kitchen by Karen Weinreb. The book, about a wealthy family’s “loss of wealth and prominence,” contains a description that I really identified with: A section about why some of the smart, talented women of the heroine’s town stopped working once they had children. These women, you see, [...]