Mama PhD

Last night I attended a meeting of fiery radicals intent on reforming society at the most basic level: moms at...

The Olympics have just left town. Although we’re collectively gearing up for the Paralympics in a couple of weeks, the...

When my son was about three we took him out to a restaurant where kids were welcome. He sat in...

Last week, our family traveled to Ireland for my son’s winter break from school. While there, we visited a pub...

I hesitated to write on this topic because of the pain all of the affected families feel right now, including...

Thanks to everyone who commented on last week’s post. As always, every comment made me think. I’m especially grateful to...

I called in sick today for the first time in 18 years of teaching (not counting when I had emergency...

At the beginning of November I blogged about our first meeting of the SS-MD-BC (second Sunday mother-daughter book club) my...