Yesterday morning I could not find my wallet. After turning my apartment upside down, it was clear that I had lost my wallet in a cab the evening before…again. I had it when I pulled out my money to pay for my ride. Less than 2 months ago, I did the same […]

Even the most enlightened of us make mistakes. We all make mistakes…
In a sense, it’s not about what we do wrong as much as what we do next. (After she lost her temper and slapped her daughter) my friend first comforted her child by getting a cool cloth. Then she asked herself what could she […]

Mothering offers many opportunities to screw up.
In the last six months I have let my cell phone disrupt the class play, much to the chagrin of the entire cast and audience. I have repeatedly forgotten my child’s lunch, play dates, and library books whereabouts. We missed the opening day of baseball. Spaced out on […]