I was going to blog about analogies between going off to college and our upcoming vacation to the Galapagos Islands, an expensive, provocative, life-changing destination that shakes it up, inspiring deep scientific thought. But I have a more important task tonight: I am trying to … Continue reading
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I am pleased to report that both CJ and I have both survived his high school graduation. The whole process was as tiring as childbirth for me, and I have just woken up after sleeping for three days. The ceremony achieved a perfect balance of non-pretentious … Continue reading
Tomorrow at 4:30. Can it really be? Survived the Senior Breakfast, the Prom Photo Op and the Pre-K Reunion – and the 50th birthday of one of my youngest friends. Now it's the night before graduation…and the Neurotic Parent Institute has documented that even the … Continue reading
Yesterday at 3 PM the bell rang and the entire senior class squeezed onto an outdoor stage for a group hug. Then they lit up cigars – not a very P.C. tradition (at the most P.C school on the planet), but symbolic nonetheless. They … Continue reading
So, after an 18-year run, it's time for the finale of our children's childhoods. If you have a high school senior, I hope you don't have a time-consuming job, because there's an event practically every day and every night, all leading up to the … Continue reading