US vs UK: Say “please”!
During our Year of Living Englishly, my eight-year-old daughter Meg and I were caught (yet again) in one of the …
Category Archives: Parenting
This is how you know . . .
. . . that your 10-year-old hasn’t cleaned off her bedside table in a VERY long time!
Father’s Day, 2013: On this spot, 40 years apart, my dad and I . . .
My dad was a man of few words; a brilliant scientist and professor, but in his own head most of …
The suckiness of having to model good behavior to your kids
OK, this is what it was like here in Boston, Mass, over the last weekend. It’s been bleeping hot, and …
US vs UK: What the “L”?
Watch out, world! My daughter Katie takes the wheel on her maiden voyage. “Why don’t they have “L” plates here?” …
US vs UK: How to get into top colleges/unis
My 18-year-old daughter is in the throes of applying to US colleges, with three weeks to go before the applications …
US vs UK: Cruise/Crews Missile
–Photo: SWNS in the Telegraph The US has its cruise missile (Tom) but, according to the British press, the UK …
Stupid things parents do!
A couple of years ago, I wrote a parenting column for the Boston (US) Globe Sunday magazine. I enjoyed it …
Back to School!!!
With the new school year about to begin in the US and UK, my eye drifts to this cartoon that …
Meg christens herself
When my daughter Meg was nineteen months old, I had her christened in our family’s parish church in England. Here’s …
The Year of Living Englishly 