A sense of sadness. Uneasiness. Distress. A memory of many decades ago. Back. Clear. Painful. Like it just happened. Just now. It involves a boy. A young boy… 14, going on 15. A boy I had in one of my Reading classes. A boy whom Barry had, too, in one of his Math classes. The boy was small.  Slight.  A [...]

This is the first time in 6 years I will not be under the tents all week at Fashion Week.  As much as I’m bummed (although, what kind of mom would I be to miss the first day of pre-K for both my boys and the first day of swim team)… it’s becoming more and more and more clear that [...]

My morning has been NUTS. I’m trying to get 3 posts in before my deadline (this one not included).  I’m trying to figure out why the detergent in the dishwasher isn’t dissolving.  I can’t find my Michael Kors jeans.  I leave for Texas in about 3 hours.  And… Benjamin keeps telling me his belly hurts. Just when I’m about to [...]