I wrote a Mother’s Day blog post praising women for the truly awe-inspiring job they do — day in…
I am a professor of law, with an interest in regulatory policy. I did not expect, ever, to write a paragraph, let alone a book, about Star Wars. But in 2015, the planets seemed to align when my little boy, then five years old, became…
Thank you for the cards, the gifts and the family meals. They say today is about…
A few weeks ago my oldest son “graduated” from preschool. What does this mean exactly? Where we live in San Mateo, CA, entry to kindergarten is based strictly on age. If the child turns 5 years of age prior to September 1, he or she…
Remember when kids doing little league and peewee football were about confidence building…
I have a sad truth to share.
I am no longer my son’s hero.
He use to ask me, “Dada can you jump higher than that building?” He is 13 now and knows better. I cannot run faster than that car anymore than I can lift that giant boulder at the beach. I am no longer the tallest, strongest man. And I don’t…
Confession: Before becoming a parent, I had never wiped someone else’s butt. Maybe I don’t go to the right bars. Anyway, it just hadn’t come up. But if it had, one might have expected a polite thank you. Perhaps an invite to…
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