I went to my annual cookie exchange the other night and as we sat around the hostess’s kitchen island eating the salad she prepared to balance out the fondue and Trader Joe’s wontons we’d been feasting on earlier, someone pointed to the elf perched high atop the cabinets. “That’s Steve,” out hostess said brightly andRead more…
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Why My Son Says, ‘Everything is Ruined’
The Elf didn’t start out as a thorn in my side. At first, he actually helped keep my then-preschooler – and the youngest of my four children – in line. If my son put up a fuss about going to bed at the appointed hour or carried on in Target about not getting a toyRead more…