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When the Enabler Goes Away on Girls’ Weekend

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

I don’t expect anyone to weep for me, but I am preparing to go away on a girls’ weekend, and it is hell. First, I have to leave the house in relatively good order: laundry done, refrigerator stocked, sports uniforms … Continue reading →

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Happy Sweet 16, From Far Away

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Today my dear, sweet, firstborn daughter turns 16, and I am away on a business trip. This seems entirely fitting,  since I wasn’t around 15 years ago when she took her first steps, either. I was at work in the Newsweek … Continue reading →

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