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The Daughter Chronicles: Consequences
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
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The Daughter Chronicles: The Rice Battle
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
Letter To My Daughter in 2007
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
The Dog Goes Everywhere!
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
Posted in Corgi, dog, Empty Nest, Parenting, Pets
Tagged dog, Empty Nest, empty nesters, pet, postaweek 2014
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To My Nieces On Their Graduation
Dear Ronna and Mara: This period marks such a milestone to you and your family, with a high school graduation and a college graduation in the same year. For us parents, it is a time for quiet gratification that we … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration, Family, graduation, Letting Go, Life Stages, Parenting, Parents, Postaweek
Tagged Adolescence, college graduation, Family, graduation, high school graduation, letting go, Parenting, Postaday 2014, postaweek 2014
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When Is The Right Time To Be A Parent?
I chanced upon a post on the Stanford Alumni Daily Digest a few weeks ago by Vicky Keston. She called attention to a recent Huff Post article by Stacie Krajchir, founder of The See and Sprout Project, an international creative … Continue reading
Saturday Morning Family Hike
This weekend, when we did our family hike, we talked about you and your two cousins, among other matters. We recalled your years of growing up closely together, and where each of you are now. I like to view them … Continue reading
Posted in dog, Family, Family Time, Fort Funston, Great Dane, Hiking, Parenting, Pets
Tagged dog, DPCHallenge, Family, Family time, Fort Funston, Great Dane, Hiking, Postaday 2014
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The Journey From Mother To Friend
We are a family that likes to travel. We journey to spend time with people we love. We go to places we’ve never been or even return to old haunts with new eyes. But we ourselves, within us, know that … Continue reading
