Share/Save OK, I know that headline sounds like a tabloid quote, but I feel I might have to pull you in by the collar to get your attention. I was doing some research about how, historically, physicians made some unfortunate choices in terms of pregnancy and interventions. For example, there was a time when it [...]
Share/SaveIt was a summer day, in late July — the final day of our annual camping trip with my ex and our kids. The day was glorious — sunny with blue skies, and no one wanted to pack up the campsite or head back to city life. The entire day though, I was plagued by [...]
Share/Save When my friend, the film aficionado, invited us over to watch Bambi on Blu-ray, I burst out laughing. It just didn’t seem like the kind of movie that warranted digitized Blu-ray technology for sound or visuals, but there it was — Bambi — staring us down like a deer in the headlights. Truthfully, I [...]
Share/SaveThe other day I was at the playground and heard some moms discussing school. “Yeah, well,” one began. “If we don’t get into one of the charter schools for next year, that’s it I guess. We’re moving.” I hate hearing this, and trust me, it’s something I have heard over and over and seen happen [...]
Share/Save“Young ladies” are the community’s “worst enemy,” Schools Superintendent Charles Epps said Wednesday to group of Jersey City pastors. Thank you, Dr. Epps — for your sensitivity and support toward the young women who are a part of the Jersey City community. Thank you, for imparting this particular wisdom to the clergymen and women who [...]
Share/SaveIt’s a mistake any parent could make; I can’t prove it, but I think nearly every parent has slipped up on this at least once in her life. What infraction could this possibly be? Forgetting to put the tooth fairy cash under the pillow. My boyfriend has this amazing ability for holding onto artifacts from [...]
Share/Save The other day my boyfriend called and said, “Oh, by the way, my mom has this website she wants you to see — where you plug in your address and it shows all known sex offenders in your neighborhood.” “Oh, yeah,” I answered unfazed. “I’m not interested.” There was a pause on the phone. [...]
Share/SaveWhen I tell people that I teach “childbirth education to pregnant teens” they invariably have a physical reaction. It could be a subtle head-tilt or just a sudden wince, but something makes them recognize in one swoop that this is a gritty reality of inner-city life and that SOMEONE’S gotta prep them for birth. It [...]
Share/SaveMany years ago I went to a photography workshop in Woodstock, taught by Rosamond Purcell. She took us through slides of her work which contained several images from the exquisite Mütter Museum (at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.) Ever since then I dreamed of visiting this mysterious museum with its artifacts and specimens of [...]
Share/SaveMany years ago I worked at what was arguably the best teen magazine ever — Sassy. I was so thoroughly in love with this publication that I did absolutely everything in my power to get a job there. First finding out what temp agency they used, getting signed with them, suggesting to the recruiter that [...]
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