By Ann Brown/Parenting Consultant My mom hasn’t been well lately. She’s getting better, but it’s been scary so I went to LA to be with her. I did a lot of cooking (nutrition for her, therapy for me) and a lot of asking her if she needed anything (mostly, she didn’t). At moments, I felt […]
By Ann Brown I have a theory about myself. I believe that, given enough time and the right teacher, I can learn anything. I am somewhat loath to share this theory publicly because when I mentioned it to my sons last year at a family get-together there was a very long awkward silence. I know […]
By Ann Brown I intended to write this article on July 4 because I was thinking about independence, and raising independent kids, and that would have been timely. But last July, on the morning of the 4th , my husband asked me if I wanted to go out on the boat for a few hours […]
By: Ann Brown What with Yom Kippur being just around the corner, I have taken a moment to reflect upon my life. And so, in the spirit of numbering my days, I have gone back and calculated a few things. I present to you, my Jewish year 5773 in minutes: Minutes I spent this year […]
By: Ann Brown Oh my GAWD. Robin is such a baby. All I said to him yesterday was, “About 50% of the time, I wish you were dead”, and he cannot let it go. All day long – at the hardware store, at lunch, at the river – he’s all, “really? You wish I was […]
By: Ann Brown Nina and David are coming up to visit next week. And may I just say, YAHOO. We have begun planning. Nina emailed this morning to say that all she wants to do is lie around on the back deck chaise lounges and eat sushi. I am exceedingly relieved to hear that because […]
Ann Brown Sometimes – coming out of the shower and catching a glimpse of my naked self, for instance – a great notion is born. Like, to get rid of mirrors in the bathroom. Or blind myself with an ice pick. Last week, however, I had a new notion: A water aerobics class at […]
By: Ann Brown So, what’s new? Not much. Oh wait. Right. Robin got his driver’s license suspended. It’s not what you think, and I know that you are thinking DUI. Robin was nabbed for speeding. And running a red light. And for totally being a dick to me when I was in a bad mood […]
By Ann Brown I hate this kind of shit. As if I don’t have enough to worry about already. According to an article in Huffpo, by the age of 50, women should know how to do all the things listed below. This, of course, is complete bullshit; all a woman needs to know by […]
By Ann Brown Yeah, I know. I haven’t blogged in a while. It’s not just that I’ve been busy; it’s that it takes so much effort to just get one thing done, you know? The universe puts out one obstacle after another. One morning, for instance, I wake up and say to myself, “I […]
