Parenting

October 2013

October 13, 2013
Tara's ten-year-old son packed a knife to take on the train so that he could...
October 03, 2013
In her fourth year of homeschooling now, Tara can tell story after story about the...

April 2013

April 29, 2013
We are raising a nation of incompetent narcissists! Precious little darlings, who can’t skin their...
April 24, 2013
When Tara went to a dyslexia conference, Ezra cheered, claiming that she was always "90%...
April 02, 2013
My sweet, rule-following, justice-oriented son stole a friend's Pokemon card last week. Then he announced...

March 2013

March 11, 2013
Last Monday, I almost cheated on the National Mythology Exam. Why was it so difficult...

October 2012

October 29, 2012
On Mondays, I repost older pieces that are somehow relevant again. Last week, a reader asked...
October 24, 2012
I am currently parenting three kids, the youngest of whom is eight. Thank God. Because...

September 2012

September 26, 2012
I stood in the park last week consoling a weepy mother.  Her homeschooled daughter was...

April 2012

April 10, 2012
My friend Cameron has been unrelenting in Facebook posts about Trayvon Martin. He's really mad....

January 2012

January 14, 2012
When Zach was first born and I was unsure of how to keep him alive,...

December 2011

December 09, 2011
Twenty Sunday school students sit in rapt attention as I roll out the Advent story....

November 2011

November 30, 2011

May 2011

May 31, 2011
After my first thoughts on the Tiger Mom controversy, I haven't had much to say....

April 2011

April 08, 2011
Ezra came downstairs this morning with big news.   He had just read that, "two...
April 05, 2011
To use Ezra's definition, today was a marked day. We brought home 10,000 bees today....

March 2011

March 18, 2011
"Ezra? Why are you going into the basement?" "I've gotta get some really sharp tools."...
March 15, 2011
Ezra proudly read the sign outside the gas station.  "God Bless America!" A few seconds...
March 10, 2011
Poor, Ez.  He's been the adorable baby of the family for his entire life.  A...
March 09, 2011
"Why is life so harsh sometimes?" asks Ezra this morning on the way to the...

February 2011

February 23, 2011
Here's how it was advertised: It's a City for Kids, Run by Kids! Kidtropolis, USA...

January 2011

January 13, 2011
The boys were squealing last night.  "Snow day! Tomorrow's a snow day!" I was a...
January 11, 2011
This lady would definitely NOT approve of my version of homeschool these days.  If she...
January 04, 2011
A long runway. I can't stop thinking about it.  We had breakfast yesterday with dear...

December 2010

December 07, 2010
Leaving behind the testing controversy, I write today about Reform #2: Management, not Discipline. My...

November 2010

November 24, 2010
What two words make veteran teachers' eyes roll to the back of their heads more...
November 22, 2010
My baby got baptized today.  Stood in front of our church in a little purple...
November 20, 2010
Well, if you've been paying attention, you won't be surprised. We met with a neuropsychologist...
November 13, 2010
Yesterday, Zach peed on the floor in his room. That’s right.  He peed on the...
November 06, 2010
I always had the best salt and flour maps.  So did my sisters.  And not...
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