Apr 19, 2020Dear TikTok Parents, Stop Ruining My QuarantineMy only daughter, my middle child, turned 13 on our first day of quarantine. Gone was her overnight party with her best friends. Gone was getting together with the cousins for her birthday dinner. Gone was pretty much everything fun. Wait, scratch that. We celebrated with a three hour, six-feet-apart…Quarantine4 min readQuarantine4 min read
May 3, 2018Where Were You When Kurt Cobain Died?All alone in my minivan yesterday, kids all dropped at their various enrichment (if not enriching) activities, I found myself singing along to Nirvana’s “Come as You Are”. As always, I was transported back to April 8, 1994, that gloomy Seattle day when Cobain killed himself in his garage. On…Gun Violence2 min readGun Violence2 min read
Dec 4, 2016MI Hate Old Men In Suits (but I Hate 20 Year Old CEOs in Teslas too)Here’s the truth: I’ve always had a thing against “businessmen,” especially those with a capital “B”. You know the guys I mean. Bad Men’s Warehouse suits. Ties a bit too broad with matching handkerchiefs in their pockets. The guys who talk too loud, tend to have some mayo from lunch…3 min read3 min read
Nov 23, 2016A Mother’s Liberal Elite Gratitude This ThanksgivingI have to admit it: I have Christmas lights up. It’s not that I wanted to have them up, but the guy who does them gives you a break if you adorn your house before you dress your turkey. I know, #firstworldproblems. But, before you judge, I’ve also got a…Thanksgiving2 min readThanksgiving2 min read
Nov 13, 2016Dear Hillary: What You Do Next Matters Most of AllDear Hillary: This has been a dark week. It’s been like a death — I’ve been shocked, I’ve been angered, I’ve been in denial. Ultimately I’ve accepted you didn’t win. But you know what? Unlike when someone actually does die, you don’t have to go away. …Hillary Clinton2 min readHillary Clinton2 min read
Published in The Drone·Nov 10, 2016What to Do Next: The Kindness CampaignYesterday I ate ice cream in the middle of the day. I cried off and on. I marveled at the grace that Hillary showed and her respect for our democracy. I wrote nasty responses to Trump supporters’ Facebook crowing (and then deleted them before I posted them). …Hillary Clinton2 min readHillary Clinton2 min read
Published in The Drone·Nov 9, 2016What I’m Telling My ChildrenWhat I’m Telling My Children My seven year old has only known a world with an African American president. He thinks we are joking with him that Trump won. My 12 year old boy cried himself to sleep. He is afraid because Trump has nuclear codes. My daughter has been…Donald Trump3 min readDonald Trump3 min read
Published in The Drone·Sep 12, 2016Dear Candy Corn: A Breakup LetterDear Candy Corn, I remember the good old days. I’d line you up in neat rows, like tiny soldiers waiting to be beheaded. I’d circle you around delicious pumpkins. You would snuggle in my bathrobe pocket, hidden from those greedy children of mine. You’d tinkle against forgotten paper clips and…Halloween2 min readHalloween2 min read
Published in The Drone·May 3, 2016Running to My MotherMy mother died four years ago in June. I remember exactly where I stood in the Paradise Pier Hotel lobby in Disneyland, past midnight, alone with the man polishing the floors, when it happened. It was a horrible, numbing, blackness falling all around moment. …Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in The Drone·Apr 27, 2016A Brief Note on Foods I Should Not Have In My HouseI am 45 years old. I am hungrier than I have ever been in my life. My doctor told me that this happens to women my age. It’s just hormones. She also told me that my stomach is desperately wanting to hold on to belly fat because it’s so worried…Food2 min readFood2 min read
