by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 6, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Even if patriotism isn’t much on my mind these days (a day to celebrate world peace, yes) independence is, as in how to nurture and encourage and support independence, especially when living with two (insert gasp here, I sure am) teenagers. I really don’t...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 7, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Five zillion summers in—okay, not quite that, but plenty—I should know, at a cellular level, that summer equals loads of transitions. We are past the school-to-summer one and comfortably enough into the Younger-Group-to-Middle-Group one. Last week, Lucien...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 8, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Picture this scene: cloying summer evening, kids hanging, parents—two sets—chatting, and without exactly discussing it: impromptu two-families’ dinner. The small girls ate a first course of cucumbers and carrots and strawberries and almonds while the...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 10, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Remy tells me, “I don’t think Barack Obama has done as much as he should. I mean he hasn’t stopped the wars and he really should.” I say, “There are so many things we wish he’d do. Compared to many Presidents, he’s done so...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jul 12, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Four random observations from the weekend: Grumpy children (or teenagers) can fill up space like little else. Sleep is not overrated. Sleep is not so easy to get enough of. Family is rich, complicated and holds magnetic qualities. Getting around on a bicycle is fun....
