Opposite Siblings Attract

Well, eventually.

Letter for Family

There are things people wish they had said, and things people wish they hadn’t. I’m not sure which this is, but I think it’s the former. I wanted to write this down because life has a way of getting away from us doesn’t it, and things don’t always happen the way we’d like, and we’re all left to…

You Are Good At Floating

Writing with My Special Needs Child

Now we have to make new letters, even though I really wish my son would cool down a little first (he is spinning in my desk chair like a top, all hyped up from swim class, his second ever with the…

Why I Love My Mother

The value of love, care, and commitment.

My mother is not the most educated.

My mother grew up poor in Saint Vincent.

A look back at advice given

After a difficult year of change and circumstance, some grounding in notes to my sons

2013 brought a major move across the country, cancer, and continued pressures as a dad and friend and brother…

Ten facts about my brother

on building forts and being old

Dad’s Hanukkah Present

To: Dad Love: HK

Hi dad! Happy Hanukkah. As you know, I’m not wealthy. I’m also not an expert on knives and don’t know how to haggle with your landlord to lower your rent, so I couldn’t really think of a great present for you. So I thought maybe my…

Unlearning 

Not everything I learnt from my parents is good. 

SPFD’s Discovery Center

We thought the kids would enjoy an afternoon exploring a space that wasn’t a Schlink household. After one too many…

Home

Discovering where home is

Just a few years ago, I had a hard time figuring out where exactly home was. Just before my freshman year of college, my family moved from Seoul, South Korea—my home of five years—to a suburb in New Jersey. Meanwhile, I was set to go to school in…