First, a disclaimer: What you are about to see in this commercial for Boost Mobile is something I would never do to my daughter, Sasha. Second, a confession: God, I would love to. I mean, she’s pretty much a natural traveler already, but there’s something so lovable about this ad—the kid so sweet and deadpan, …
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The Tantrum Poll: Should I Send My Kids to Private School?
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The Tantrum: Should I Send My Kids to Private School? Part 3
Reading Nathan‘s and Theodore‘s accounts of trying to get their kids into public pre-K programs is, frankly, terrifying. Who spends $28,000 on preschool? But for me it’s also abstract—my Sasha’s only just over a year old, so my encounter with this nightmare is at least, what, six months off? Right now we’re just trying to …
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Our Glowing Contaminant, Part XLVI
Yesterday evening seemed to be going normally. I picked Sasha up from her babysitter around 5:30, stopped at the supermarket to buy some overpriced organic milk, then lugged her stroller, diaper bag, the mail and the groceries up the stairs while Sasha gingerly climbed ahead of me. But once we were inside, Sasha—after playing with …