When Jeremy turned two last September, I started to prepare myself for whatever behaviors would arise. Tantrums, hitting, throwing, yelling - I was ready. The “terrible twos” were going to take over my child and turn him into a monster. In turn, I was going to face them head on with persistence, perseverance, and patience. At least, that’s what all ( Read more... )

I spent last weekend with two of my best girlfriends, Lesli and Susan. We met our freshman year of college in 1996 as rookies on the newspaper staff. We talked casually in the newsroom and occasionally ate lunch together, but it was at a journalism conference in New York City the following year that we realized we were destined for a lifelong ( Read more... )