I hesitate to start a post in this fashion: sometimes I wish I were a man, so I could get my hair cut at a barbershop — although of course, some women do actually get their hair cut at barbershops and wouldn’t spend anything north of $15 or go into a place that offers anything [...]
Entries Tagged as 'children'
Apparently, I Hate You All
May 17th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Capitol Hill
So, a few weeks ago, I got a call from a Washington Post reporter, Annys Shin, regarding some comments I had made on a Greater Greater Washington post regarding strollers on the Circulator. We chatted briefly about the challenges and rewards of urban parenting and then I more or less forgot about the conversation until [...]
Tags: children·Dogs·Lincoln Park
Freshman on The Hill
December 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Capitol Hill
In the pantheon of mythical childhood figures, there is one that cannot be praised highly enough in Capitol Hill: Ms. Frances Slaughter. The first time I heard her name, there was an echo of reverence in the voice of the person who said it. As my son kept approaching the right age to join a [...]
