Archive for May, 2007

the choir doesn’t even have the sheet music.

May 30th, 2007

On May 12, my partner and I had a civil union ceremony in our New Jersey home. It was small but felt very big. It was just the two of us, our three kids and two dear friends. After 24 years together, we finally have a legitimate anniversary.
But like many things in life, there has [...]

who’s the grownup?

May 15th, 2007

I would call my research thorough although not exhaustive. I can’t find a parent / teenager blog anywhere. A place where a mom and her teenager can talk AT each other for all the world to read. A place where each can offer differing observations about the news of the day, where the teenager can [...]

what jerry falwell taught me.

May 13th, 2007

My partner just emailed me. Jerry Falwell died, she said. Such a rush of emotion. And then questions. Does he have a number 2? Who will succeed him? But Scout asked the best question. I just yelled into the kitchen to tell her. She yelled back. “I wonder where he’s headed now…”
I learned a lot [...]


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