I’ve moved through life assuming that giving birth was always a possibility. And now, at nearly 43, I have to sever that option or cling on to it.
Severing would mean better physical health, the resolution of medical issues, and a life liberated from menstruation. Now that I spend more time menstruating than not, I can’t [...]
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Bye bye baby
A Child is Born to Dad and Papa
What an incredibly joyous reason to write a post. I am so happy to introduce Hanover Robinson Gottlock to you all!
Our dear friends (and former TGW contributers) Brian and Robbins Gottlock welcomed their first son into the world last Thursday November 12, 2009, at 8:54 AM. He arrived 3.5 weeks premature and [...]
Interviewing Asa shortly after his 10th Birthday
Asa recently turned 10 years old. When I was a kid I remember my dad would occasionally make me endure what he formally called the “Father Son Chat.” To honor the memory of sons getting grilled by dads, I decided to inflict the same on Asa. He was a good sport.
Rogan: So Asa, you just [...]
She bakes cookies!
On Mother’s Day several years ago, my then small sons brought home an art project from Sunday school. It was meant to be a sort of gift/card for me, the focus of their lesson. It consisted of two large circles placed one on top of the other and fastened by a brad in the middle. [...]
Boy, 6, drives car to school
On Tuesday, a six-year old boy drove a Ford Taurus ten miles to get to school before crashing into a utility pole. He was unharmed.
He was six! He drove ten miles before crashing! He was not wearing a seat belt!
How did he not die? How did he not cause a major pile-up?
You can read the [...]
Thursday Playlist: Superheroes
We kind of skipped out on the whole kids’ music scene, and now that our son Jasper is approaching five it looks like we’ve left it behind. I know kids’ music has gotten much better in the past ten years, what with all the aging B- and C-list recording artists starting second careers once they [...]
On nature, nests and Bryan’s Brussels sprouts
I was getting into my car for work a few mornings ago when another car pulled into my driveway. It was my oldest son’s carpool ride. I waved and proceeded to put my bag in the backseat. The mom who was driving leaped out of her car and ran up to me. This woman is [...]
Thursday open thread: Citrus edition
I have been saving this for you for weeks and weeks.
Bonus: The installation of a couple of the pieces in the Richard Serra retrospective at MoMA. It closes next Monday; if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth making an effort. I recommend the free audio guide — Serra is unusually lucid about his work.
