On Stuff.
Teens.
In honor of Midlifers everywhere, here are the things I’ve learned while parenting teens:
Do not wear dry cleaning to sporting events.
Teen girls get a bad rap. They are ravenous. Prepare your pantry accordingly.
Pregame rituals include music that is trash. Learn to enjoy it.
Teens need mental health days, too. Let them sleep. Let them eat. Let them play.
Fit.
Sometimes things don’t fit.
Like shoes. Or Tupperware lids.
Or the things that I pack in my suitcase that make me have to unzip that zipper that expands the suitcase an extra inch so it will actually close.
Sometimes things do fit.
Like pajama bottoms. Or one more taco.
Honkers.
Let’s discuss honkers, honking and Midlife.
Because I love it when people honk at me in the Dunkin drive-thru line when I’m also in the Dunkin drive-thru line.
First, a few disclaimers.
If you drive (or ride) in places like New York City, you know that honking…
Village.
Take it to the village.
This is what my friend Jai says. And she’s right.
Got a big decision to make? Take it to the village.
Praying over a thing for a kid? Take it to the village.
Finances got you stressed out? Take it to the village.
