Listen, I know you’re unsure about it. You’re nervous. It’s understandable. But the thing, is a lot of people are doing it already. They love it. They can’t get enough. Every week, they go back for more. If you’re really lucky, your insurance will even pay for it. Come on, you know what I’m talking about, […]
We have a son with autism. His name is Jack, and he has changed our family in a lot of ways. I mean, we don’t look twice when a kid throws a tantrum in a store. We know that the new Beauty and the Beast movie is exactly one hundred and thirty-nine minutes long. We’ve driven […]
It was great to see you at the wedding last week. It was such a lovely day, wasn’t it? I wanted to take a minute and apologize if I came across as a little abrupt. I know you were just trying to help with my son, Jack. I know you were trying to be nice. […]
Jack asked me what I was writing about this week, which is kind of unusual. He almost never does that. I told him I am writing about our friend Sebastian. He asked why, and I said because I want people to know Sebastian, just like I want people to know him. What I didn’t say […]
I went back to work when my first son, Joey, was six weeks old. He went to a charming little day care around the corner for my office, and we just loved it. Except for one problem. When he moved into the toddler room, he was in class with a kid who bit. Day after […]
You may not know this, but a couple of months ago I un-friended you on Facebook. I mean, we weren’t exactly friends in the regular sense. We never met for coffee or talked on the phone or texted each other. We don’t even live in the same state, and I haven’t seen you in over […]
I never wanted to be The Person. You know, The Person—the one in a marriage who handles all the kid stuff, like changing the diapers and checking the homework folder and buying shoes. (The Person is also known as the Default Parent, The Micromanager, or the Helicopter Mom.) I did pretty well for the first […]
It’s May now. The days are longer and warmer, and the air feels soft. Summer is so close, it’s as though we can reach out our fingers and touch it. Your backpacks are probably all worn out and have a bunch of stuff rolling around in the bottom—elastic bands and fidget spinners and old worksheets you forgot to […]
I know, I know. Every kid is different. Some are blonde, and others have dark, glossy hair. Some can hit a ball straight into left field and some like to eat pancakes and some create large, complicated cities in Minecraft. There are kids who spend entire afternoons quietly reading, and kids who run and jump […]
Lately I’ve been taking a few minutes after my son Jack has a meltdown to sit and talk with him. I want to know more about what it felt like, what set him off, and how maybe next time we can do things differently. Now that he’s thirteen, he can answer me a little better. […]
