Are You as Smart as a Third Child?
Sky and Remy Some of you may be the first child, like me, the one with the dents on your head. Or you may be the middle child, caught between everything. The third child is the clean up batter who...
View ArticleThe Secret Language of Sisters
This originally appeared as a guest post on the World’s Strongest Librarian. Hoong Wei and Hoong Yee, ages 3 & 4 Way back when I wandered through hallways of English, understanding only Chinese and...
View ArticleYear of the Poodle: Do I Look Fat?
Jerry and Seth in the Hong Kong Supermarket Beware of Hairy Vegetables We celebrated Chinese New Years with our friends at Joe Shanghai in Flushing, a few days late because of inconvenient snow...
View ArticleSend Your Child to School Hungry
Sky in his game face What report card? It is so hard to not be my mother and almost impossible to not be my father sometimes. I suppose it is a genetic tic that I inherited from dynasties ago that...
View ArticleHow Your Ears Can Help You Fall in Love
Seth, my favorite lunch date “We have just passed half a million hours worth of three kids. Happy anniversary!” How could you not love a guy who can find a reason to celebrate all kinds of momentous...
View ArticleDid You Forget You Are Married?
Seth and Dr. Krantzow When I saw him peel his shirt off and bare his soul to the other man in the room, I knew it was time to go. Does your husband need you? Seth got up in the middle of the night...
View ArticleWhat Women Really Want To Know About Arnold
photo by loz:::lozzy’s photos photostream Four women were having a conversation. Sounds like a joke, doesn’t it? We were talking about having affairs, cheating, and amazing sex. “I loved Arnold...
View ArticleLooking For Romance?
photo by bayan 160 He was tall, dark haired with a thoughtful look in his eyes. Everything about him was right, I knew he was the one who could help me. I walked towards him, the question burning...
View ArticleBridges And Castles: A Gift From My Brilliant Father
photo by rqerita I spent this morning talking to my mom about my dad. “Remember that car he drove when he was in Texas? It used to get so hot that he tried to fry an egg on it,” both of us laughing...
View ArticleWhat My Jewish Mother-in-Law Can Teach You About Writing Headlines
Mildred The Truth About Being A Great Writer While standing on line at the local butcher, Mildred, my mother-in-law, leaned over the counter and said softly, “So Bernie, how does Mrs. Fisch do her pot...
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