by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 15, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
Last night’s sleep belongs firmly in air quotes. I woke up. I was hot; I was not hot; I was cold. I wasn’t sick. The dear husband snored. The small girl climbed into bed. Not so much later, she whacked me in her sleep. I mulled possible nephew names. I...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 19, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
Remy is the (then longhaired) boy; Emily is the girl; they were creating a contraption with string When you talk about gender norms and small children, the phrases “girly girl” and “boy” roll around between people like leaves across the lawn in...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 22, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
Here’s what I meant to do today: wake up, write a quick something for the blog, do the wake-ups and lunches and walk to the bus, write an article, work out, pick smallest kid up, and go to a meeting. Here’s where we are: snow day. I should write something...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 29, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
I’ll be brief, some of it very local—and here’s the local part: on Wednesday, students from the high school walked out of school, paraded downtown and held a rally in support of the arts at the school—and with the specific hope to save their...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Apr 1, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
My friend Megan took Saskia with her kids to the park on Wednesday. She snapped a photo and shared the day’s you know your kids live in Northampton moment: when to play grocery store, the cashier asks for your member number. Take pride in this River Valley...
