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A Letter to My Children: Wisdom in Parenting
In 2012 the National Association of Mothers Centers asked me to write a letter to my children in recognition of Mothers Day, as a way to impart to the world what wisdom I would like to pass on to them. This is the hardest thing Ive ever written, by far, especially since it is only 650 words or so.
The Birth of a Superstar
50 years ago my Aunt Joan was born. Hers has not been an average life. She arrived prematurely, possibly having an unfortunate run-in with the umbilical cord on the way out. Regardless of the cause, she has had a special place in our family because she did not develop in a typical manner. From all…
How to Find Good Daycare for Your Baby
The first two weeks after the birth are not only exciting and joyous but very harrowing and demanding. From two weeks to two months, parents feel increasingly as if they're getting the hang of it; but there may be a lot of crying and perhaps a bout of colic to contend with. From two months…
Interview with Lisa Unger, Best Selling Author, Wife , and Mom
Lisa Unger is a best selling author of 12 books with 2 more to be released in 2015. The Florida Times-Union called her most recent book, In the Blood, "a page pounding psychological maze." More relevant than her star author status, for our purposes, is the fact that she is a working mom with a happy marriage (in fact…
Blended: Interview with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler
Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler are two of the most likable, generally endearing actors in Hollywood – and the best news is that in person, they’re every bit as affable and adorable as the characters we’ve grown to love. The two have quite the movie-making history. Their first time working together was back in 1998 with The Wedding Singer, which Barrymore recounts as sort of kismet. “I called him because I [knew] that we …