So, they are on their own and yet they are not. You worry about where they are at 2am on a Sunday morning and yet you don’t. You wanna know if they have an assignment that is overdue but you know there is no upside . . . → Read More: Scoutphobia.

I am procrastinating. Although I am afraid that the paper I am writing will never be finished, I have become entirely consumed in this website. I am turning into my mother(s).

ps- In order to understand the reference of the picture . . . → Read More: Agrizoophobia

It has come to my attention that in my most recent post (which I would like to add, was posted three hours into an expository writing term paper) makes my roomate and myself look disturbingly akin to the crack heads who . . . → Read More: [chuckles] Oh, College!

College is hard.

We thought it was going to be easier than this. But on the other side, we didn’t anticipate it being this much fun.

We’ve come to the conclusion that college= high school^nth Or maybe thats’s just how I would put it since I . . . → Read More: College Is Hard

I look at this picture that Scout sent me last night and I have so many reactions. Where to begin? Well, let’s start with Eileen’s reaction. That is the easiest one to predict. “Don’t you think she had a paper due instead of shoving her roommate . . . → Read More: Our college tuition dollars at work

The two of them have always looked like they just walked off the set of “Fiddler on the Roof” – there is no mistaking them.?Ǭ†?Ǭ†I just want to say something about this picture.?Ǭ†This is exactly what Ben looks like and exactly who he . . . → Read More: Is this the little boy at play?

OK,?Ǭ†I changed the lyrics to the song.?Ǭ†The line goes “Is this the little girl I carried?” ?Ǭ†But Eileen did all the carrying.?Ǭ†Maybe I should have gone with “Is this the little girl I schlepped?”

Let me be clear.?Ǭ†For those of you . . . → Read More: Is this the little girl she carried?

Regular readers of this blog have complained that I have not written about the bar / bat mitzvah celebration. I’ve been having trouble with the image manager on the site and wanted to wait until I could share photos.

Here are some of our guests. They . . . → Read More: What is it about baby lamb chops?

Parents of college kids have weighed in on my post about the things you really don’t want to hear your college kid say to you – either via email, text or voice mail.

My favorite reaction came from a dear old friend (emphasis on the word ‘dear’ and not the word ‘old’)

?Ǭ†I . . . → Read More: I’ll take “College Kid Quotable Quotes for 400″

NOTE: no pix today. image manager being repaired.

I really don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t have great gift ideas. I came up with that title so that people who were googling around looking might stumble upon the blog (hey ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú at least I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m honest).

First off, the . . . → Read More: Great Gift ideas for a bar / bat mitzvah – T minus 6

Why does your son or daughter feel inclined to call you and tell you things that worry you to death or drive you completely out of your mind? Sometimes they come in the form of phone calls. Sometimes, if you are luckier, it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s . . . → Read More: Things you don’t want your college freshman to say.

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Note:?Ǭ†WordPress problem this a.m.?Ǭ†No capability to add a pic.?Ǭ†Will add later.

For nearly a decade I led an organization that worked to fight stereotypes about gay and lesbian people.?Ǭ†While stereotypes have their roots in reality, relying on them . . . → Read More: The College Freshmen Alliance Against Defamation

For the next seven days we turn our attention to these little lima beans. I’m sure that Scout will find her way into some of these posts but this . . . → Read More: So you’re having a bar / bat mitzvah? T minus 7

I did not google “fall foliage” to get this beautiful shot. I took it myself. With the brand new camera I got from my family for that birthday I wasn’t so excited about. I took . . . → Read More: Back from vacation.

Yes, I know, I’m sure my wording of that title is awful. But give me a break. I’ve been writing essays out the wazoo. I need to have a little improper grammar every now and again.

So Joan turned 50 this past . . . → Read More: How do you make a big deal out of a big deal youre told not to make a big deal out of?

I carry a card around with me. A Mother’s Day card Scout made for me years ago. A drawing on the cover – a kid standing on her . . . → Read More: Who’s The Grownup? Today that would be me.

Scout celebrated her 18th birthday this week. It was odd not to have her here in person. But somehow Scout manages to make herself ever present. It was 11:56pm on . . . → Read More: The Birth of a Voter

What would freshman year at college be like without a trip to the emergency room? And what would a trip to emergency room be without a photo shoot? This . . . → Read More: Scout’s photo shoot at the emergency room.

We knew that the second week of college would inject a certain dose of reality into Suite 301. We were also aware that while Scout loved the vegan gift basket our friend Bill . . . → Read More: Making sure your college freshman eats well

I’m happy for her. Really. Don’t think that this picture is some sophomoric effort to mask my jealousy. It’s not. Really. I just thought you should see that Scout . . . → Read More: Scout has a radio show. I don’t.