It is an epidemic, they say. A catastrophe. A crisis. How? We ask. How do we keep them safe? These children of ours. How do we keep them from shooting up their arms, and snorting into their nose, and vaping in their lungs? We consult handbooks. We attend meetings in the community. We read. […]
I was recently asked to write a bio about myself. This was harder than I expected. You see, writers don’t want to write about themselves, we’d much rather write about other people. Just check out this post about my friend Audrey and her opinions about my beautiful purple purse. And stay tuned for the next […]
I imagine most families have a secret language, a collection of phrases and nicknames and code words unique to them, that only they understand and enjoy. I started to consider expressions our own family uses after writing the post about zig-zag moments last week. We have a lot of nicknames; we started calling our oldest […]
“Who wants ice cream sundaes for dinner?” I called out as I headed up the stairs to our playroom, where all five of the kids had built a complicated fort out of pillows and blankets. I was feeling reckless; it was the second day of Christmas vacation and Joe was working late. We’d had a […]
My name is Jack, and I am very, very excited for Christmas this year. Many times a day I ask my mother how many more days until Christmas even though I already know the answer. I like to hear it over and over again and picture the number in my head. Last year we had […]
Last Friday I was standing in the cramped lobby of the gym, chatting with another dad and waiting for Henry’s Tiny Tots tumbling class to end. As we talked about our three-year olds and kids in general, I mentioned that I have a son with autism. “Oh,” he said with an interested expression on his […]