SNOW STORMS FORCE families to do what work, school and extracurricular activities often cause us to neglect. [...]
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Category "Blog"
I love Girl Scout Cookies but …
VERY FEW people are mean enough to say no to a little girl selling Thin Mints in [...]
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Why is Philly so dirty?
Dear Housewife: Why is Philadelphia so dirty? - Disgusted in Philly Dear Disgusted: You ask a very good question. You may not [...]
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Should she forgive and forget?
Dear Housewife: Does forgiving mean forgetting? Some people say in order to truly forgive a person you must [...]
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You’re running that sweater
WHEN I was younger I was a sharp dresser. I used to wear Kangol hats and gold-framed [...]
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How murder tears families apart
I’LL NEVER forget the night my wife and I walked out of Einstein Hospital after visiting a [...]
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More multiracial families … less racism?
Between 2000 and 2010, Americans who reported multiracial backgrounds increased by 32 percent to 9 million. Will [...]
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A dog named Mr. Skeffington
WHEN I WAS A KID, my brother and I wanted a dog. A big dog. A dog like Marmaduke. [...]
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New Baby Blues
A FEW WEEKS ago, LaVeta's nephew and his wife welcomed a bouncing baby girl. I was happy [...]
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His kid wants allowance for chores
Dear Housewife: Is it ok to tie allowance amounts to chores? - Allowance for chores Dear Allowance for Chores: In our household, [...]
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Was King’s I have a dream speech enough?
ON APRIL 3, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood in the pulpit of Mason Temple [...]
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Booklist: Pipe Dream is Powerful
PIPE DREAM, my first novel, came out of the pain of a real life struggle with addiction. [...]
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