My daughter is newly planted in San Francisco, settled into her dorm and doing better than ever. It was an uneasy transition—would she go? Would the last minute be me wrangling her away from her summer bliss, she kicking her very long legs as I pressed her into the loaded truck?
Five years ago, when I was pregnant with my son and a manager of multiple departments, people, and programs (too many), I called my boss and not-calmly, told-not-asked “I don’t want any of them. None! Dump ‘em all! And don’t ask me what to do with them either!” I hear people say to me all […]
Coming into adulthood is no easy feat. Our brains are a morphing, reaching, expanding, crystallizing, uncontrollable mess as we enter adulthood—the somewhat imaginary line of independence. As a parent, I am in awe of my own stamina to bear the weight of anchoring a young person to this planet while they are taking shape. Many days, I am not sure if I am qualified, strong enough, or resilient enough to carry on.
Maybe we don’t. (3 min read) How do we pass on wisdom to young ones? Yesterday was Book Club at work and I asked a few of my colleagues, all of whom are parents like me, to share their experience with passing on what they have learned to their kids. We were wrapping up our […]
