We Go With Him

(1) Don't tell him that you're having a party to celebrate him turning 16 on the Ides of May. In full awareness of birthday party... Read more →

There's fighting the power in overt ways and there's an approach, learned via Charlie, involving seeming passive resistance that is calculated to move things forward.... Read more →

In a non-surprising development after the past week, Charlie does not have school on Friday. We were hopeful there would be. Although, after hearing Charlie... Read more →

Hurricane Irene came and went, leaving a submerged car in the center of our town, a few blocks from our house. A flooded-out car under... Read more →

Maybe that is the best way to describe my parenting strategy at the moment? After not enough sleep on Tuesday night/morning, Charlie woke on his... Read more →

A very good day at school. Still figuring out what to do about the green shirt/brown pants combo issue and wondering if it might be... Read more →

I figured you've probably seen enough photos of yellow-jacketed bike-riding Charlie so why not a few Manhattan streetscapes? Jim and I went into the city... Read more →

Most days I teach in a very classroom-y sort of classroom, desks in bland colors in rows, fluorescent lights, weary linoleum, dry erase boards. But... Read more →

Charlie's 8am dentist appointment on Monday probably clocked in as one of the speediest ever. He got his teeth checked (no cavities and minimal plaque... Read more →

The sun shone down warm and constant on us during a 9am walk (especially on the part of the walk that involves walking across the... Read more →