Tag: growing up

  • What you think about Halloween is what you think about life

    Do you dress up? Pass out candy? Head off to a party? Or do you sit at home in the dark, hoping those darn kids would stay off your lawn? I loved Halloween when I was little. I loved dressing up and playing make believe. I wanted to cut out early of swim practice because…

  • Learning How To Sing

    Learning How To Sing

    I remember a specific moment of great happiness from my childhood. It was the day I learned I no longer had to sing at school. I didn’t dread singing until fourth grade. The year I had my first crush, my first acknowledgement that boys and girls really were different, the first realization that what I did…

  • “After I’m 4, I will be 5”

    Sophia was telling her Nana about what a big girl she was. I was down the hall, heading into the bathroom to brush my teeth. I overheard her say to her grandma, “After I’m 4, I will be 5!” I hear her little feet trotting down the hall. “Daddy, after I’m 4, I will be…