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I used to be invisible, a shape changing magic kid. I could move at the speed of thought and frequently I did, But my greatest accomplishment was a slow and looping glide. I saw the tops of everything, back when I could fly. ~Trout Fishing in America Somehow, when we weren’t paying attention, my son […]


Posted at: July 13th, 2011 - 4:09 pm - Number of Comments » 1

I am, emphatically, not a “Tiger Mom”.  At first, I was a bit ashamed of this, being a PhD myself.  Now I have embraced my slacker mom status fully and defiantly, like a black-nail-polish-and-pierced teenager with an upraised middle finger and a sneer.  I am the anti-establishment punk-version of motherhood and I have decided that […]


Posted at: July 12th, 2011 - 5:41 pm - Number of Comments » 2