Helpless
Shortly after my daughter Katie’s first birthday, I took her for her check-up. I didn’t think it would be a big deal. Weigh her, measure her, give her a couple of shots, and we’d be on our way. This is…
Different Is Good
“You aren’t going to change him,” Dorothy said with an I-know-you-wish-you-could tone in her voice. My then future mother-in-law and I were standing in the doorway of my fiance’s bedroom and were amazed–and a little scared–by what we saw. There were clothes…
Heavy Doors
When my daughter Callie was about 18 months old, we were walking toward a building that had a big, heavy door. “I do it!,” she exclaimed. I knew it was too heavy for her, but I wanted her to give…
