March 8th, 2010
Over my first cup of coffee on Saturday morning, my seven-year-old son Ethan informed me that he is starting his own business. Normally he asks me for waffles, so I was curious.
Ethan plans to call it The Comic Company, and they will create custom comic books for kids at school. On the handwritten order form he created, ten kids signed up for comic books and indicated themes from Pokemon to Star Wars. Ethan said he already has too much work so he is recruiting friends to work as graphic artists at The Comic Company. Overnight, my son became a combination of Stan Lee and Donald Trump. I needed another cup of coffee for this. Continue… »
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January 20th, 2010
You know you’re a bad mother when your son’s second-grade teacher asks, “Now, whose mother are you?” and it’s two months into the school year.
When my son Ethan was in kindergarten, I volunteered every week in the classroom. Sorting paper and artwork, helping kids work on projects or reading aloud were a few of the more glamorous tasks while often I simply made photocopies. Whatever the work, it was reassuring to watch my son and his classmates and teachers interact, developing friendships or resolving conflicts.
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