She’s the victim
I have no idea how it happened. I don’t know the lead in, or how they arrived at that fateful moment. Instead, my mind draws pictures using the stories of thousands of girls like her, whose aggressors were nowhere near the public eye. I see the stereotype of a starry-eyed girl, quietly swooning over the [...]
Learning to ride
Maybe it was the weather, or the smell in the air, or the fact that I’d consumed the exact right amount of caffeine, but I declared that fateful Saturday morning the day we were removing our 6-year-old’s training wheels. It would be the day she would learn to ride a bike.
Summertime, and the livin’ was easy
Half-dressed and soaking wet, I’d pedal with bare feet from one end of the neighborhood to the other. My eyes would burn from the pool’s chlorine, but I’d manage to see by the light of the oncoming dusk. Once I hit the main road I was careful to stay on the sidewalks. Tiny, fly-away strands [...]
This Halloween: Don’t be a Halloweiner. Be a HalloWINNER
Halloween will soon be on your doorstep. Both figuratively and literally. So while that statement is still the former, now is the perfect time to start thinking about your costume design. Yes, I said YOUR costume. When Generation X stepped over the parenting threshold, Halloween parties moved beyond the classroom and into our living rooms. [...]
An Open Letter to Stupid People
Hey, you! EGGHEAD! Yes, I’m talking to you, tough guy. Mr. Auto Mechanic with your Fu Manchu mustache, Popeye forearms and weathered skin like leather. You who could beat me senseless by just looking at me. You, sir, are an idiot. So are you, little old lady with the lavender, polyester pants and fluffy white [...]
