Everything He Needs to Know . . .


In big cities across the country, parents spend February anxiously awaiting acceptance letters. Getting into college is a huge deal, right?But wait, I’m talking about kindergarten. Everyone knows that your child’s kindergarten experience—what school they attend, their age when you send them, and how they perform—makes or breaks them, right? Those Ivy League aspirations you had for junior? They’re being determined right now.I had never really been concerned about kindergarten. The children … [Read more...]

Why White Parents Don’t Talk About Race



One Of Them

Our dining room/living room, just before hosting an engagement party for friends.

 A few years ago, sitting in the park with a group of hip, Cambridge mommas, I was feeling insecure.  These mothers are playwrights, and artists, and very, very Cambridge.  They are fun and liberal and like Margaritas.  And in spite of the fact that I’m politically liberal, I’m usually fun, and I always like Margaritas, I was afraid they wouldn’t think that I was one of them.Why? Because I love Jesus and believe the whole, crazy Jesus story.  Which I know is weird.  But it … [Read more...]