I looked into your face today, my girl, and I saw your wisdom, your plans, and all your tricks and dreams. You are suddenly older, and I think I just saw it happen. For once, I saw it with my own eyes instead of through the eyes of people who don’t see you every day….
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The Challenge to Science
“Daddy?” Erin asked, “I want to go in the backyard.” “But it’s wet back there today; it’s been raining,” I replied. I admit I was thinking more about clean kitchen floors than anything else. A better parent would have immediately put a plan of action in place, establishing a beachhead at the doorway with towels…
Confessions of a Reluctant Tiger Dad: Piano Lessons
I hear the piano wrestled into submission, notes pinging to my ears in a familiar tune. Mary had a little…a little…a lit-tle…MARY HAD A…mary HAD a little…Mary had a little lamb! Every now and then Erin hits all the notes the right way, but it’s not often. She’ll get better. We started Erin in private…