I don’t know much about parenting, even though I’ve been doing it for almost 22 years. Every day is a new crap-shoot (still!) and I’m here to say that whether you’re an old parent or a new one, you are not alone in your bewilderment and general stress. Honestly? Human beings should not be […]
The Yellow Bus of Salvation by Kim Valzania
To all the school bus drivers out there…you have NO IDEA what you really mean to us. I ask you…what parent isn’t positively delighted when their precious offspring finally hoist their heavy (back-breaking!) backpacks, laden with a million dollars’ worth of school supplies, and obediently march to the bus stop to climb aboard a big, yellow school bus […]
What She Learned
When she was 5 she learned that when a boy hits you on the playground what it really means is that he likes you. Richard belted her in the arm at the top of the slide. She didn’t cry and she didn’t tell the teacher. But boy did it hurt, and it left a bruise. […]