By joan, on March 26th, 2008
Eric Asimov’s column in this morning’s New York Times raised questions we grappled with here at whosthegrownup.com last summer. How do you raise your kids to be responsible when it comes to alcohol. Here’s a conversation Scout and I had a while back on this subject. (Note: special thanks to Ben for the voiceover. . . . → Read More: Teenage drinking
By joan, on March 26th, 2008

I knew it. I just knew it.
It’s not about the caretaking, the litterbox or the nail clipping. I’m not resentful in any way that I have become Louis’ primary caregiver. It’s not that either.
I just knew what would happen to me. I’d . . . → Read More: Why I was reluctant to get a pet.
By joan, on March 25th, 2008

About two weeks ago, Scout wrote a piece about being stereotyped. She is an Obama supporter, diligently filled out her absentee ballot for the New Jersey primary and is taking the politics business seriously. Her post, Nobody Puts Baby, or Barack in the . . . → Read More: Huff Post readers weigh in on Scout’s post
By joan, on March 15th, 2008

I realized after I posted the picture that the picture of our little Scoutie was too small to appreciate. Now you can see just how nice her hair looks. Fortunately, her big pouty lip is covering up the big zit she had on her . . . → Read More: Sad Sad Scoutie.
By joan, on March 15th, 2008

I need to explain this picture. Scout was in the midst of exam week. She called her mothers at midnight. She needed help. I bet you can see that in her pathetic little face.
She was working on a paper. It was no . . . → Read More: Exam week
By Scout, on March 7th, 2008

OK, I’m an idiot. In fact, we’re all idiots, all 26,917,473 of us U.S. citizens age 18 to 25. We do . . . → Read More: Nobody Puts Baby, or Barack, in the Corner.