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daughters, family history
Heirloom To-mah-toes
06.12.11 | Permalink | 15 Comments

The other night when I intoned my daughter’s full name in the you’re-in-big-trouble-Missie voice, my mother was there, and she said, “So that‘s why you gave her my name.” And I had to admit that there is something satisfying about emphasizing Avery Danielle when my ten-year old has committed some egregious crime of ten-year-oldness. Danielle [...]
motherhood
The five best decisions I never made
06.09.11 | Permalink | 15 Comments

Lately I’ve been thinking how I really should have had only one child. If Avery was my only child, I’d be set. I’d have my graduate degree (in something) by now, and I’d be pursuing a fabulous career (in something). In Cairo we knew a couple with one child who was about Avery’s age now. [...]

Heirloom To-mah-toes