Posted in Life in Context, tagged Family, Life, Mother's Day, motherhood on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
We’re in Target, and my 15-year-old son is asking to buy the Foo Fighters and Rage Against the Machine (”Explicit Lyrics” the package label screams). I hesitate, and this is where I have trouble with this job of motherhood.
“OK,” I say, “But that CD includes explicit lyrics and, for the record, I am probably [...]
Posted in Life in Context, tagged happiness, Life on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Mom, where do you keep the bungee cords?”
I pause from reading the latest subprime mess story in the Times to consider this somewhat Calvin-and-Hobbesian request. There is a gaggle of boys who’ve landed in my drive, bringing with them some bicycles, several scooters, a skateboard or two, and a wheelchair. (I do not ask [...]
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