The End of Human Interaction Has Started at Chili’s
I liked to talk to the real, live waitresses and waiters before the robot uprising is completed, wiping out their jobs.
View ArticleChristmas Incentives for Teens: Jobs on the Knob
Instead of Elf on the Shelf, my 17-year-old gets Jobs on the Knob -- Steve Jobs pointing at him from the doorknob in his bedroom.
View ArticleWhat Are Your Kids Putting in Their Eyes?
You can't unsee what you've seen, and other people's real life horror is not something to carry with you through life.
View ArticleBring Your Son’s Ukulele to Work Day
The older child made a request: Please bring me my ukulele. And a coffee maker. And coffee. The ukulele, I could see. When one is spending the month at a precollege program, sleeping in the dorms and...
View ArticleThe Most Connected, Disconnected Generation
The kids were crying and hugging each other, declaring “Love you!” whenever one of them piled their belongings into a parent’s car or a New York City taxi to leave for home. Their heartbreak was...
View ArticleThe Summer Before the Summer Before College
It is the summer before the summer before college for my soon-to-be senior. My kids are lined up like tennis balls at the base of a ball machine chute. Before I know it -- WHOOSH! ....WHOOSH! They'll...
View ArticleCan U Pick Me Up Plz
I am well aware of what I will be losing when my youngest gets his driver's license, and it feels bittersweet.
View ArticleWhy It Hurts So Much When Your Kids Mess Up
It wasn't just about what he'd done the night before. It was about what I've been doing for the past 18 years.
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