*poof*
This is a picture taken a little bit before I started my blog. I couldnt find one around the exact time because I wasn’t as organized as I am now. This is E. Back when he was LilZ. And then…I turned around and he was doing this. Thank you David Phillips for the amazing photos! Read More
The Young Prince…For About 12 Seconds.
Ah…Nothing says “high school” like institutional cinder block walls. I made E let me take this picture before he went on stage last night. This is how he starts out the show. Notice he’s in his makeup AND he has his mic on. HOW COOL IS MY KID? He starts out as the young prince for the pantomime story of how the prince became the Beast. There are no lines,... Read More
Sweet 16
Dear E – You turn 16 today. I always write some sort of sappy tribute to how awesome you are in every way on your birthday. And you are – but I wanted to do something different this year. I’m going to make it SIXTEEN TIMES SAPPY! Aren’t you excited? What we have here is a list of 16 of my favorite times with you to celebrate your 16 years with me. It was... Read More
The (Not Really) Elusive (But Really) Awesome Teenager
Photo taken by White Rabbit Studios I get asked all the time about my son, E. How did I score one of the rare awesome teenagers in the world? I’m always very flattered, how can you not be when someone is enamored by your child? My instinct and dominant responses usually revolve around reasons that have little to do with me. If they’re speaking in reference to how... Read More
The Social Network Generation: Trying To Parent A Teenager In The Shadow Of Facebook
I remember the first time I heard about someone getting busted for skipping work when they called in “sick” because their boss saw their pictures from a drunken outing on MySpace. Then there were cases where kids had let friends take revealing pictures of themselves and those pictures were emailed out to their entire school. Of course, there’s always the token... Read More
