“Because of you, every time I see the word ‘heir,’ I think that it is going to be followed by the words, ‘of Slytherin.’”
Category: parenthood
In an open letter to her son on his birthday,
“Ten years ago today, I waited to meet you in the hospital as I watch 40th anniversary coverage of the Kennedy assassination. I am so proud of the person you’re turning out to be. Happy birthday!! And, yes, I love you more than I love LBJ.”
Following his lead
Alex loves to draw. Actually, Alex loves to draw and do other things with his hands. It is fun to see all of that unfold. It is also quite telling to see how he thinks about his work. The most interesting, no, the most surprising part of all that is that he thinks he’s copying… Continue reading Following his lead
In an open letter to parenthood,
“I would very much like to blame you for the string cheese wrapper I found in my pocket, but you and I both know that would be a lie….”
In an open letter to her son,
“Sweetie, I figured out what you remind me of when you’re dancing. A chicken. You tuck your hands in, and then begin to flap. Then you start this pecking motion with your head. Now what you’re doing with the rest of your body, I don’t have that part figured out yet….”
In an open letter to her son,
“I swear you’re going to thank me one day for this. I make sure that you do things around the house because I don’t want to be responsible for turning a young man who is unable to take care of his basic needs loose in the world. When I give you things to do, they […]
In an open letter to her son,
“Son, I have no idea how you manage to draw out a task as long as you do. Seriously. This should be studied. I think that you might know some secrets about other dimensions.”