Magic Eight Ball
Sometimes wisdom comes from the strangest places....
You may be a cartoon villain if…
The other day my kids made me watch Descendants. I’m a fan of the fractured fairy tale, so I liked the premise: a generation after...
Perfectly Safe
In the white, liberal, upper middle-class circles I usually inhabit, safety trumps all other values. Helicopter parenting has become the standard for responsible parenting, despite...
A Beautiful Smile
A few days into our trip, my daughter commented that people in Qingdao seemed nicer than people at home. She said, “Even when it’s their...
Dreams of War
I bought Brown Girl Dreaming for my daughter for Christmas, and now I am reading a poem to her each night before bed. Last night...