Clik here to view.
The Duke and Duchess
It was the spring of 1983. I had only been asked out a couple of times since my first disappointing kiss during my sophomore year, and none of the dates were anything to write home about. Despite the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Putting the Hammer Down
It was the spring of 1984. It took the mercy of my brother and the desperation of his girl-starved friends, but the impossible happened: I got a real date to my Senior prom. My brother was three years...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Midsummer Night’s Scheme
On any given summer night, the teens of our great nation take to the streets of their respective towns in search of something fun to do. They can be seen outside pizza joints, ice cream stands and...
View ArticleSpring Break, Eighties Style
“Don’t crush the groceries!” I yelled as my teenage son smashed the car top carrier lid closed. With everything for... Continue reading »
View ArticleBack to School Fashion Fears
Unfortunately, I remember just about everything from middle school, from the Smurfs puffy stickers on my locker to that humiliating... Continue reading »
View ArticleThe Duke and Duchess of Prom
“Oh, Mom,” my daughter Anna crooned dreamily on the way home from Junior Prom last Saturday. “We went outside for... Continue reading »
View ArticleThe Duke and Duchess
It was the spring of 1983. I had only been asked out a couple of times since my first disappointing kiss during my sophomore year, and none of the dates […]
View ArticlePutting the Hammer Down
It was the spring of 1984. It took the mercy of my brother and the desperation of his girl-starved friends, but the impossible happened: I got a real date to […]
View ArticleA Midsummer Night’s Scheme
On any given summer night, the teens of our great nation take to the streets of their respective towns in search of something fun to do. They can be seen […]
View ArticleSpring Break, Eighties Style
“Don’t crush the groceries!” I yelled as my teenage son smashed the car top carrier lid closed. With everything for our family spring break trip packed, we piled into our […]
View ArticleBack to School Fashion Fears
Unfortunately, I remember just about everything from middle school, from the Smurfs puffy stickers on my locker to that humiliating time I threw up in the cafeteria, and every awkwardly […]
View ArticleThe Duke and Duchess of Prom
“Oh, Mom,” my daughter Anna crooned dreamily on the way home from Junior Prom last Saturday. “We went outside for a walk, and he gave me his jacket and held […]
View ArticleTotally Tubular
You can call me Parent of the Year. I just gave my 17-year-old daughter permission to go “cliff diving” with her friends at a rocky outcrop overlooking the bay. As […]
View ArticleThe Horrors That Don’t Scare Kids Anymore
Having grown up when kids roamed freely while parents smoked Salems, wore belted vests, ate pimento cheese and adjusted console televisions, my upbringing was undoubtedly different than my children’s....
View ArticleHalloween, for The Charlie Brown Generation
Military families have been hitting civilian department stores and base exchanges in search of the perfect Halloween costumes for next week’s trick-or-treating. I am always amazed at the unbelievable...
View ArticleAre we on the cusp of a UFO craze?
I dug my slippered heels into our shag carpet and bore deeper into my lime-green vinyl bean bag chair, thoroughly terrified but unable to avert my widened eyes from our console television. The riveting...
View ArticleBack to School Fashion Fears
I recall many excruciating details from my adolescent years, from the Smurfs puffy stickers I stuck inside my locker to that humiliating day I threw up in the cafeteria in front of my entire seventh...
View Article
