I loved seeing so many photos friends posted of their mothers, often from a bye-gone era, and the love and kindness expressed to moms on Mother’s Day, which takes so many forms, from breakfast in bed to letters of gratitude for birth mothers from adoptive families. It may have become a high-pressure, materialistic holiday, but…
I have a cousin who continually inspires me, and who happens to be a life-long Bostonian. She lives close enough to the shootings in Watertown that they woke her up at night, and as I write this, I learn that my brother and his wife can hear sirens surrounding a home in their neighborhood in…
I love the start of spring, particularly as it marks one of my all-time favorite holidays, Naw Ruz (which also has dozens of spellings). Here’s what I wrote about it for the Huffington Post: Nowruz is the primary holiday for Persians, and it is the only holiday celebrated by all Persians, of every religious background,…
If you’re in the Palo Alto, CA vicinity on Thursday, March 7, please consider joining me for a discussion on raising global kids and Growing Up Global! This is free and open to the public, with book signing and international treats from the PTA to follow. Thanks to the great community at Ohlone Elementary in…
I was riveted by Keith Bradsher’s NY Times piece on the front page of the print version of the paper today: In China, Families Bet It All on College for Their Children. Through the journey of one family’s incredible, heart-wrenching sacrifices that the Times has been tracking for seven years, the piece showed how millions…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whatever you think of this holiday – manufactured, commercialized, depressing, it also brings much joy to many. I like it as a reminder of love in so many forms and the fact that it’s all around us, if we’re willing to look for it. I posted on Facebook and Twitter: Amor, amour,…
