Monthly Archives: May 2005

Explaining to your young daughter what the “candy machine” in the ladies’ restroom is for without laughing.

Last night was the big Girl Scout Sock Hop, where all the little girls dress in 50′s style and dance to a DJ in the school gym. On Thursday, my daughter asked if I would make her a poodle skirt … Continue reading →

The shock of realizing what the boys had done. This was just before they presented me with a white kitchen trash bag full of hair. 

The big haircut 

For readers of this blog, and other assorted works, you know that I have a 15 year old son. Said son has been growing his hair out for quite a long time, a la Jim Morrison, some have said. It … Continue reading →