The setting: An overcast day, perfect for strolling in the park and checking out the local fish ladder. Salmon are swimming upstream, doing their salmon-y thing. Big fish. People are doing their people-y thing, taking pictures, talking loudly over the low roar of the water, leaning over the tops of the pools to get a […]
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Modern Day Heroism
Posted in Daughters, Fathers, Husbands, Men, Mothers, The Genders on July 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
EPT Stick in the Women’s Restroom
Posted in Isolation/Belonging, Motherhood, Women on March 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
[Note to those whose heart just skipped a beat – it wasn’t my stick.] I was in a professional office building the other day, waiting for an appointment. The building is home to accountants, attorneys, and more therapists than you imagined would be necessary in such a small concentration of square footage. It’s a […]
His and Her Matinees
Posted in Film, Husbands, Marriage, Wives on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
His: The Immortals – Gods and Titans in a CGI special-effects extravaganza, heads sliced right off, chopping, murdering, swords, arrows, blood and severed body parts in 3D (I can just imagine people in the theater ducking out of the way of incoming parts and blood splatter), Mickey Rourke, good versus evil. Hers: The Princess […]
The Gender Gap
Posted in Emotions/Inner World, Men, Mothers, Sons, The Genders, Women on September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have taken great pride in understanding my son. I’ve understood his cries since birth, his different facial expressions for sadness, anger, happiness, excitement. The way frustration goes straight to wide-eyed tearfulness and reddened cheeks, rather than the more typical route to outward outrage. I know the foods he loves, the ones he avoids, and […]