Halloween has meant many different things to me depending upon the year. Have your Halloweens followed a similar trajectory?

Halloween is one of the few holidays that has changed completely depending on how old I am. As a child, I donned a Halloween costume and went trick-or-treating, hoping to…

Continue ReadingHalloween has meant many different things to me depending upon the year. Have your Halloweens followed a similar trajectory?

Today will be one of the hardest days of parenting so far. I know I’m lucky in this respect, but there is still a hole in my heart.

My daughter is sick. Her kindergarten class has a field trip to the pumpkin patch today. She’s going to miss the trip. Last month she was also sick. She missed…

Continue ReadingToday will be one of the hardest days of parenting so far. I know I’m lucky in this respect, but there is still a hole in my heart.