Education | As I’ve alluded to before, my 8-year-old, Cooper, went to school
this year for the first time and had the rudest awakening of his
life. Apparently, although he already knows how to read, his
teacher expected him to…
Family |
Last week, a normally wise son texted something not-so-wise to a
group of girls with whom he’d been dialoging. It wasn’t anything
“wrong,” just…
Government |
Melissa Harris-Perry, a political scientist at Tulane University
and an MSNBC talk show host, has ignited conservative rage with one
of the network’s…
Parenting |
Twenty-two years ago, my military-wife friends and I used to spend
our Friday evenings at Victoria’s Secret looking for something
special to wear when our…
Technology |
“Wow!” the instructor exulted to her 8-year-old trainee. The
student’s big brown eyes flashed with excitement. She was 4 feet 3
inches tall, her gymnast…
Marriage |
The double whammy of the publication of
Lean In
by Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer no
longer allowing her employees to work from home…
Family |
At Tim’s Place in Albuquerque, N.M., Tim Harris serves customers
breakfast, lunch, and hugs. “Sometimes customers get sad, I give
them a hug and they feel…
Faith & Inspiration |
Shame is a powerful force, like an explosive. A person full of
shame is unpredictable, even dangerous to himself and others. He
feels sub-human, unworthy,
