Last week’s list of how to annoy teenagers without even trying was something I almost didn’t publish out of guilt. My kids are okay people, and by that I mean they give us way less trouble than people want to believe of teenagers. I also mean they inspire a whole bunch of gooshy, happy feelings […]
42 ways we’ve likely annoyed a teen today without even trying very hard
Woke him by barging into his room first thing in the morning to make sure he wasn’t dead after his alarm had been blaring for ten solid minutes Barged in again when there was no further sign of movement for another twenty minutes … … while busting out a refrain from The Sound of Music Reminded him that it was […]
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Next Stop: The New Preadolescence
Sunday was unseasonably warm. We’d been out of town and came home to a stack of newspapers on the driveway and holiday swag still hanging from the porch lights looking decidedly less holiday than they should in the early spring sun. “Want to go for a bike ride?” Colin said. We had bags to unpack. […]
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My sophisticated, super secret, pre-run procrastination ritual, revealed
Among people who run, there are a few regular topics of conversation. Like “so, what’s your next event?” This isn’t usually meant to be a loaded question. But depending on the timing, it can certainly inspire a panicked mental comparison of the mileage runs you’ve yet to do with the weeks left before your next […]
