By Scout, on October 21st, 2008
How does one go about dieting? When the world is filled with such amazing tastes, how do “adults” cut themselves off from their childhood snacks?
As Holloween appraches, and it has become clear to me that my metabolism is no longer unbeatable, I . . . → Read More: Boo
By joan, on April 22nd, 2008

I spent some time this weekend thinking about 81 year olds. Two of them in fact. My mother and the Pope. The Pope turned 81 just this week and my mom turns 81 in May. When I began drafting the piece, I thought it was going . . . → Read More: My mom and the Pope. Like peas in a pod.
By joan, on April 21st, 2008
I can’t guarantee that you will enjoy this video. I also suppose I may get some backlash from PETA. I’m not sure. But I am proud of the fact that I got a video from my video camera to my laptop and then to YouTube and then onto my blog. But maybe someone can . . . → Read More: Our cat is learning to walk on a leash.
By joan, on April 6th, 2008


Hey, this is Joan’s son Ben. I’m the kid who was in my mother’s last post, posing in front of a waterfall. You might have missed the waterfall because of my . . . → Read More: Have you ever wondered why I like Andy Rooney?
By joan, on April 3rd, 2008


Hats off to Scoutie for talking about the whale thing. I mean it. Everyone who knows her knows she has a real and significant phobia about whales. Her insights about its larger implications were very grownup.
Scoutie . . . → Read More: Things I am afraid of.
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