Proto-Teenager
I think the term “threenager” is misleading. It implies that three is the only age that comes with teenage-style attitude. Maybe we all know it, parents, and the term only came about because
Kristen Martin
Drifting Away
I have some anxiety about death. Not my own, and not those of my dearest loved ones (that’s straightforward fear, not anxiety), but how to answer when it comes knocking at the
Summer Solstice
As summer officially begins in the Willamette Valley, it’s rainy and gray outside my office window. It’s supposed to stay rainy all weekend. Instead of being out in the yard, letting
The Age of Fast Internet
School has been out for a week and we’re descending into YouTube Hell. There’s no day camp this week, and my husband and I are mostly working, so the kiddo gets
An Introvert Travels for Work
Last summer, I was turned down for a job that would have let me travel several times a year. The job was with a former employer, where I knew most of the people