Hermione Library

I had 16 years of academically rigorous Catholic education. In high school we read all of Shakespeare's major plays, many of the classic...

Machiavelli, the Whisperer For years I thanked God that Michelle, my second daughter, was so much easier than her sister, two years older. ....

 My mother's combination of fearlessness, faith in God, and experience with 5 younger brothers made her wonderful mother of 5 boys. Sh...

When Emma and Michelle were young, I often called my mom, the wise mother of 6, lamenting, "Mom, they hate each other." Emma was b...

To Only Children : Being the oldest child dooms you to the responsibility chip, whether you have no siblings or 7. Until both your parents...

Emma belonged to a Chelsea Manhattan playgroup for two years, from 1974 to 1976. She was 17 months when it began, 3 and ready for nursery sc...

Vanessa was 15 months old; maybe that is why she is distracted by the camera, unlike her more attentive son. She would have listened more ...

After observing how 15-month-old Michelle could hold her own with 3-year-old Emma, I earnestly tried to establish rules for myself . As t...

1945, 1974 One of my most cherished possessions is my grandmother's small 1980 datebook. It lists the birthdays of all her children, the...

Nate has creatively coped with the arrival of Annabel a month ago by becoming obsessed with the New York City Ballet's version of the ...

In my baby book my mom wrote: "A book worm--she loved all books. At 2 years her favorites were Dumbo , Children's Garden of V...

1974, 2007 Mother's Day 1986 Dear Mommy, Here’s to the memories. All the laughter, tears, happiness, and sorrow that we as your children...

My dad was an actuary; my mom was a housewife who became a history teacher and activist after I left home. I have 5 brothers, 18 months, 3 y...

With each subsequent edition of the DSM, a larger proportion of the population is included. I remember when we were studying the DSM in So...

Emily at Wheels on the Bus had an excellent post today on children's sharing rooms. Since I had a 2-bedroom apartment, a 3-bedroom apar...