The Scene: Kitchen, Monday morning, 7:30 a.m. One of my children (who shall remain nameless) is rifling through the snack cupboard. KID: “What am I supposed to BRING to eat in the car?!” ME: “I don’t know. Not my problem.” KID: “I hate you! You don’t even care about me! You won’t even fix me [...]

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I’ve had a weird day. It started out so good, too. Kids off to the first day of school, me home to the first day of the rest of my life. Lots of contented sighing punctuated by silence. I had a fabulous time reading blogs, checking email, chatting with the hubby, and just chilling out. [...]

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Charlie comes home tomorrow, and I can’t wait. When he drives up in the afternoon, I’ll be waiting eagerly, poised by the back door. And as he swings the door open wide and our eyes lock, my joy will cause me to leap toward – and right past – him with my purse and keys [...]

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Today has been really challenging. Parenting at home 24/7 is hard work. Draining, life-altering work. If anything could teach a person how self-absorbed they really are, it would be taking care of kids.

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The other day I read a review by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s food writer, John Kessler, on the new cookbook by Jerry Seinfeld’s wife Jessica: “Deceptively Delicious.” I’ll summarize: Kessler didn’t like the idea of tricking kids into eating vegetables.  I think I agree with him. I’d rather TEACH my kids to at least tolerate most [...]

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