Category: Parenting
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My soccer coach changed my life
My morning reading included My soccer coach changed my life, an opinion piece in the SF Chronicle. The writer makes the point that her involvement in soccer in high school taught her how to set her sights high and work hard toward a goal. She credits her soccer coach with her getting into UCBerkeley. I…
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Musical Inspiration
It’s at this time of year every year that I look at my August calendar and say, Why, oh why am I so busy? I should just set aside the first couple of weeks of August for my personal passions, but every year I am so busy. Last year I had big family events. This…
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Transition to Summer
Transitions have always been hard for both of my kids. When my son was small, sudden changes would send him into hysterics. It was hard to deal with, but at least I could just say, “He has trouble with transitions” and people could sort of accept that. My daughter, on the other hand, responds to…
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Avant Parenting
I just got back from a yearly religious retreat. OK, I say that tongue-in-cheek, but it’s sort of like that for me. Every year something else comes up for the first Sunday in June and I have to say, Sorry, I have to go to the Avant Garden Party. What is THAT? you’re probably wondering.…
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Kitchen Gadgets
One of the wonders of modern life is all the amazing gadgets that people are inventing. Though not life-saving, they can sometimes be life-altering. My favorites often are solutions to annoying little problems that happen all the time, but aren’t important enough for you to give much thought to. Then one day you’re wandering through…