Spread-eagle on the lawn, creating creatures out of clouds, A youngster wonders what’s behind the sky … It seems forever backwards had to start somehow, But what’s beyond... Read more >>

Why is it that regions of the country with a high proportion of people who rely on the safety net tend to elect politicians who vow to slash it? Many factors help explain this phenomenon. Differing... Read more >>

A recent article in the March, 2012, issue of Ladies’ Home Journal entitled: “What Do You Do When You Find A Weird Lump In Your Breast?” brought to mind a very difficult period of... Read more >>

My sweet pea, I was thinking about something that happened during our road trip to New Mexico. Remember the last night, on the way home, when we camped in the Kaibab National Forest? As... Read more >>

Teenage years are probably the most erratic, nerve-racking years of our lives. Our bodies start developing, we start high school, our parents and teachers start pressuring us about our future, society... Read more >>

One Monday morning, at an assembly meeting when I was attending a girls’ high school, our school principal started the morning by having us sing our Alma Mater. While the song has beautiful... Read more >>

If you live with a teen you’ve probably wished, at some point, that they came with a good set of instructions and warning labels. Or, you may have even wondered why no one ever told you that it... Read more >>

I swore I would never be her. You know the one. The one you haven’t seen, well, ever, as far as you can remember. She’s the older lady at the family picnic. The smell of her gardenia... Read more >>

I. When our nest is really empty, I will make best-seller lists. Become a college girl again, wear diamonds on my wrists. I’ll look up girlhood chums, and make lifelong amends to me! For... Read more >>

I spoke with Dawn Valadez, Co-director with Kristy Guevara-Flanagan of the film Going on 13, which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival. Going on 13 explores the lives of four girls over the course... Read more >>