Category Archives: Parenting

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

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

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 →

Posted in Corgi, dog, Empty Nest, Parenting, Pets | Tagged dog, Empty Nest, empty nesters, pet, postaweek 2014 | Leave a comment

To My Nieces On Their Graduation

Posted on April 2, 2014 by likeitiz

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 | 1 Comment

When Is The Right Time To Be A Parent?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by likeitiz

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 →

Posted in Family, Kids, middle years, Motherhood, Older Mothers, Older Pregnancy, Parenting, Parents, Teenage Pregnancy | Tagged Family, Gooseling, milestones, Motherhood, Older Mother, Parenthood, Parenting, postaweek 2014, Pregnant over Forty, Stacie Krajchir, Vicky Keston | 3 Comments

Saturday Morning Family Hike

Posted on January 27, 2014 by likeitiz

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 | 1 Comment

The Journey From Mother To Friend

Posted on May 26, 2013 by likeitiz

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 →