I love myself a good thin mint … or five. I agree with this disappointed cookie consumer when she says “I’m gonna sue those Girl Scouts. After 3 boxes, I’m neither thin nor minty.” True story. When I was young, my friend was in Girl Scouts and so therefore I was dying to be in…
My daughter was playing after dinner the other night and casually said, “Pá, guess what! Blue and red make purple!” Queue the proverbial double-take. (She’s only just turned three, so this was kind of a big deal.) In her daycare/pre-school program, she’s learning about animals and colors and letters. She’s also learning languages and…
Remember Dexter’s Laboratory? The child prodigy with a secret laboratory that his bumbling family knew nothing about? In one episode, Dexter was annoyed by the fact that he had to study for his French test instead of playing around in his laboratory. To fix that problem, he came up with a machine that would play…
Congress lost its longest-serving acting representative this week, when Rep. John Conyers finally succumbed to pressure and resigned (or, um, “retired” as he put it) from office after the sexual harassment claims continued to pile up against him. He’s one of many. Titans of industry, entertainment, media and politics—from Harvey Weinstein to Matt Lauer and…
One of my favorite stories from my mom’s early teaching career was of a little girl whose mother would drop her off at school each day with these simple words: “You be sweet!” That stuck with me. So much so, that as I wave goodbye to my own toddler daughter each day, I tell her…
Dear Unborn Child of Mine: We’ve been waiting for this moment ever since the day we saw those beautiful pink lines. In just two weeks we’ll walk into the doctor’s office to see your ultrasound that’ll answer the big question: whether you’re a boy or a girl. Yet today, an increasing number of people believe…
A Future Free 