Category Archives: Family

J.D. Says We Can

Posted on December 19, 2016 by likeitiz

In the aftermath of the U.S. elections, when we managed to pull ourselves out of the rubble and debris, we sought refuge in each other’s promises to continue the fight for whatever it is we vowed we would be willing … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, College Education, Culture, education, Family, Family Stories, Grandparents, growing up, Hillbilly Elegy, Life Choices, Parenting | Tagged Dado Banatao, Geert Van der Linden, Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance, LifeBank Foundation, PhilDev Foundation | 7 Comments

About The Half Cookie

Posted on June 1, 2015 by likeitiz

I did say that one day, we will talk about these events, such as addressing envelopes while considering travel tags and beach bags, and we might have a good laugh. So, I thought I might memorialize some of these for … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Wedding, Wedding Invitations, Wedding Preparations | Tagged addressing envelopes, Broad Street Bakery, Chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Family, Marriage, wedding preparations | 3 Comments

Daughter Chronicles: Of Beheaded Barbies and Blind Beanie Babies

Posted on May 5, 2015 by likeitiz

I remember traveling to Europe with my mother and my sister, Manette, in the Spring of 1980. We had just graduated, she from high school and me from college. This was to be our graduation gift. We had joined a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Memoir, Memorabilia, mother-daughter relationship, Travel | Tagged Barbie, Beanie Babies, collecting, Hummel Figurines, Roz Chast, Souvenir Demitasse Spoons, The Daughter Chronicles, Travel | 4 Comments

The Daughter Chronicles: Consequences

Posted on February 27, 2015 by likeitiz

It was like any ordinary late summer evening in 1997. Most days, it was still warm and sunny, but the nights were getting cooler. The sun had just about disappeared when we all sat in the kitchen for dinner. “Lara … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, growing up, Moral Issues, Parenting | Tagged Childhood, Childhood Memories, Conscience, Family, Parenting, Punishment, The Daughter Chronicles | 4 Comments

The Daughter Chronicles: The Rice Battle

Posted on February 1, 2015 by likeitiz

I remember arguing with my nanny and eventually my mother, about finishing the food on my plate. In the first place, my plate was prepared for me. I did not have a say on the quantity of food my nanny … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Food Preferences, growing up, mother-daughter relationship, Parenting, Rice | Tagged Eating, Food, Food Choices, Food Preferences, Parenting, Postaweek 2015, Raising Children, Rice, The Daughter Chronicles | 8 Comments

The Daughter Chronicles: The P Word

Posted on November 26, 2014 by likeitiz

It was a brisk Fall evening in Toronto, when we all came home to my aunt’s house on Edenvalley Drive. We had been staying with her and my uncle while our home was being renovated a few blocks down the … Continue reading →

Posted in Child, Family, Family Stories, Memories, Parenting | Tagged Childhood Memories, Dale Kucharczyk, Family, Growing Up, New Word, postaweek 2014, The Daughter Chronicles, Toronto, Vocabulary | 8 Comments

Letter To My Daughter in 2007

Posted on November 6, 2014 by likeitiz

I was searching through my files among the sea of folders on my computer when I came across “Letter to Lara 022707.” Without really thinking, I pointed my arrow at it and clicked. The screen opened to a letter I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, mother-daughter relationship, Parenting | Tagged Family, high school retreat, letter to daughter, Parenting, postaweek 2014, The Daughter Chronicles | 8 Comments

Summer Solstice Wedding

Posted on June 23, 2014 by likeitiz

This past weekend, we dedicated our time to celebrate with some dear friends the marriage of their youngest daughter, Christina, in Carmel Valley. Christina and our daughter have been friends since they were in Middle School. They were classmates, sports … Continue reading →

Posted in Bagpipes, Califorina, Carmel Valley, Childhood Friends, DPChallenge, High School Friends, mother-daughter relationship, Pebble Beach, Quail Lodge & Golf Club, Summer Solstice, Wedding | Tagged Carmel Valley, Childhood Friends, Daily Post, Daily Prompt, Monterey, Quail Lodge & Gold Club, Sisterhood, Summer Solstice, Summer Wedding, Wedding | Leave a comment

On Father’s Day, a Paul Simon Song

Posted on June 14, 2014 by likeitiz

To commemorate Father’s Day, here’s a song by Paul Simon from 2006. If you want to sing along, below are the lyrics: Father and Daughter If you leap awake in the mirror of a bad dream And for a fraction … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Time, Father and Daughter, Father's Day, Hiking, Paul Simon | Tagged Father and Daughter, Father's Day, Paul Simon, Paul Simon Song, postaweek 2014 | 2 Comments

The Dog Goes Everywhere!

Posted on April 11, 2014 by likeitiz

My friends from Orinda have been empty nesters for longer than we have been. They raised three kids. Their youngest, a daughter, went to NYU and has been swallowed by the Manhattan scene ever since. In the recent years, we … Continue reading →