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Mother Everyone.

January 25, 2016 by V.R.M. - 1 Comment

When I was a kid, I was bookish, loved classical music and ballet, and took life very, very seriously. My mother was funny, undisciplined, and marching to her own drum. While other mothers pushed piano lessons and extracurricular activities, my mother let me pick and quit activities whenever I wante ...

What Happens When Parenting Doesn’t Go According To Plan? All Good Things, Eventually.

June 4, 2015 by V.R.M. - No Comments

I am a planner. When I was pregnant with my girls, I read every book I could get my hands on about twin pregnancy and parenting so I could be ready for everything and anything. I tried to check all the boxes: what to do for a healthy pregnancy, no rhyming names so as not to compromise their identity ...

See Beyond Fear, Parent Bravely

May 22, 2015 by V.R.M. - No Comments

Some time ago, our family settled into the basement couches to watch a Jackie Chan movie, The Accidental Spy. We love Jackie – he’s funny, he’s athletic, he’s from Hong Kong. By now, we have watched most of his movies and feel they are ok for our 10-year-olds to watch, so we didn’t think t ...

Peace in Imperfection: A Trip to Peru

March 5, 2015 by V.R.M. - 2 Comments

Last week, one of my colleagues claimed I looked “tanned” (impossible) while another remarked I looked very relaxed (true). But this “tan” is really my physical being having settled into the pace of my native land during our two-week vacation.The lucky cuy doesn't just avoid being cooked, it ...

The Apollo 13 Approach to Life

January 22, 2015 by V.R.M. - No Comments

I got pretty lucky with my job. I don’t only get to spend my day working for quite possibly the best boss out there (the man has never lost his patience with my shaky Excel skills, and that is saying a lot), but also with gifted coders who are artists and talented cooks, physicists who fill white ...

Goodbye, Tooth Fairy: The Bittersweet Joy of Watching Children Grow

December 4, 2014 by V.R.M. - No Comments

J's artist rendering of how she lost her tooth at school.Last week, J came home with a tooth she lost at school. “This time I was ready,” she said, pulling out a little plastic box with a miniature cartoon tooth on it. Inside was her prize – a little white stone, still bloody. “That’s dis ...

Think a Race Track Ride is Scary? Try Parenting.

August 6, 2014 by V.R.M. - 1 Comment

People often ask me whether I get scared while driving or riding in a car at the race track, and I usually say, “not really.”If I am doing the driving, there are very few times when adrenaline creeps in, usually when I am working on a faster lap and I commit to braking less or taking a corner fa ...

View from the Back Seat: 5 Tips for Raising Better Drivers

October 9, 2013 by V.R.M. - 2 Comments

While my friend and I were out enjoying a glass of wine the other day, she received a text from her bright, 19-year-old daughter. “I have something to tell you, but promise you won’t get mad,” it read. “Don’t worry,” read the text which quickly followed, “I am not pregnant and I have n ...

Mother Everyone.

What Happens When Parenting Doesn’t Go According To Plan? All Good Things, Eventually.

See Beyond Fear, Parent Bravely

Peace in Imperfection: A Trip to Peru

The Apollo 13 Approach to Life

Goodbye, Tooth Fairy: The Bittersweet Joy of Watching Children Grow

Think a Race Track Ride is Scary? Try Parenting.

View from the Back Seat: 5 Tips for Raising Better Drivers

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