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Bill and Shirley
CJ has started a tap-dancing class in aftercare. She has little tap shoes and stands on a tile floor with other little girls, brushing her heels and toes against the… Read more
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Who is a hero?
CJ woke crying in the night. I went into her room and picked her up. “Did you have a bad dream?” I asked her. She nodded and pointed at her… Read more
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Yum Yum Donuts
Say what you will about Los Angeles, it’s a great donut town. While everyplace else has been overrun by Dunkin Donuts, or Krispy Kreme, or Tim Hortons, Los Angeles is… Read more
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The Sad Potty Book
Do you know this book? My mother sent it to me maybe 10 years ago. “Why is mom sending me a potty training book?” I thought when I saw the… Read more
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What Moms Can’t Do
I found the book What Moms Can’t Do on CJ’s grandma’s shelf.CJ loved it, especially these two pages, which she keeps asking to reenact. Moms are easy to squirt, but… Read more
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The Rodeway Inn
$150 will get you a pretty nice room in a lot of places, but not in Los Angeles. I guess I sort of knew that, but my refusal to accept… Read more
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Time Zones
The subject of time zones came up when I took CJ to Los Angeles. “Why do I have to go to bed?” she asked. “It’s still light.” “It’s light here,”… Read more