Feminine Wiles

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 . Julia is winding up seven weeks as an exchange student in South Africa. Carter is three weeks int...

Dear Son, As I count the dwindling days until you depart for college, it has become apparent that I have failed you. Miser...

I could never be a commencement speaker. First – and most obvious – I’d never be asked. Any two-legged primate with a sign-l...

Carter celebrated his 17 th birthday this week, but according to him, 17 is nothing special.  No big deal.  It’s not 16, it’s not 18, it’s ...

Julia and Carter, Christmas 2011 Dear Friends and Family, For most people, today would be seven days too late for a holiday letter. T...

It’s 5:30 a.m. and Carter and Darling Daughter just went to bed. Five-thirty in the morning, and we just returned from the movies – an exper...

Nearly 17 years ago, as soon-to-be-parents, and before settling on "Carter," we considered a number of names for our son, includin...