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The parent trap

With the holidays fast receding the rear view mirror Steve and I looking at the New Year with mixed emotions. This last Christmas, the first without all three kids around the tree on Christmas morning opening presents, seemed to herald a future where Steve and I are finally done with [...]

By | January 10th, 2016|0 Comments

The High School Stress Test

When I am in a “What the heck am I going to write my blog about this week” funk, coming up with a topic becomes a family affair. So this week when Jennifer, 15, saw me staring at a blank page on the computer screen, she made a suggestion for [...]

By | October 10th, 2011|2 Comments

Tiger Mother Unleashed

If you follow the media themes you’ve probably noticed the brouhaha created by Amy Chua’s book, “The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” I blogged my own small voice to the public outcry two weeks ago. In fact the “tiger mother” concept has taken root in our house in an [...]

By | February 13th, 2011|0 Comments

Why I Will Never Be a Tiger Mother

When I saw the full-page article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” with the photo of the mom with her arms folded in a “it’s my way or the highway” kind of defiance and her two perfect daughters practicing the violin and piano, while my [...]

By | January 23rd, 2011|0 Comments

Do You Know the Way to UCLA?

As a parent, it’s rewarding to see your children become self sufficient and independent. But when you are watching them do it from a distance, it is also a little nerve-racking. Like this weekend for example…our daughter, Valerie, who has been in school for a little more than a month [...]

By | October 3rd, 2010|6 Comments

The Times They are a Changin

We were chatting with some friends before church last week, when they asked us how our summer was going. My answer was that this is a summer of transitions for us. In previous summers, one of the kids might be making the transition to junior high or high school, but [...]

By | July 25th, 2010|0 Comments