Finding the Perfect Couple to Couple With

Claudine Wolk The Wall Street Journal’s Elizabeth Bernstein wrote a fun column that explores the issue of couples dating. Why are the nuances of couples dating? Why do couples want to hang with other couples? You can see Ms Bernstein’s lighthearted article here. For many couples, especially those who have been married for a long time, [...]

Perspective Is Everything

by Megan Schwartz Recently it was freezing cold and icy and generally unpleasant in the out-of-doors. While it’s always fun to curl up with book and blanket on days like that the children running amok with cabin fever can really put a damper on my relaxation. The day passed in interludes of silence, as the girls [...]

A life in the day

I gained a greater appreciation this week for all you who work from home and juggle personal and professional responsibilities. Due to a sick son and a traveling Hybrid Mom, I did the telecommuting thing for a couple of days (thanks to a flexible employer and some tasks that allowed me to work remotely). I [...]

Parents Weekend

My husband and I recently went to parents weekend at our two college children’s schools.  The first time we went to see our older son Danny when he was a freshman it was odd. We all got so choked up like we had left him at camp or something.  He just wanted to stay in [...]

Wooly Bully

We have been inundated lately with stories about bullies. Not just your typical, run-of-the-mill schoolyard bully, because it seems like – in this day and age, where everything is faster, brighter, louder, bigger and more extreme – a jerk on the playground is a quaint fairytale. Bullying has escalated to such a point that it [...]