by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 10, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
If reunions are about letting you reconnect with people you’ve shared important experiences or times with—in this case, my (30th) high school reunion—it’s partly powerful because you make a loop around whatever thing you loop around—the...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 12, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
One of Saskia’s preschool teachers* also taught her next oldest brother. Her teacher noted, rightly, that Remy was truck obsessed during his tenure in that young preschooler classroom. Indeed, he was. A word he pronounced carefully and slowly, as if to revel in...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 13, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
A tiny new development is occurring in my life: I really like to wind up places with my camera in tow. Tuesday was a case in point. I figured that if I brought my camera to the Tuesday Market I’d wind up with a few photos I just… liked. Turned out to be...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 15, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Long ago, they just played with cars (point of fact, some still do; the eldest never did). They grow, these kids. They stare 16 in the face (well, September). What’s next—my invitation to join AARP? Don’t answer that.
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 16, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Empathy’s such a big concept. It is the heart and soul of compassion. It’s what’ll save us. And then, there are three year-olds (or pretty much any other age, take your pick). For Saskia, impulsivity is an issue (overall, improving, but still, an...
