Tag Archives: childhood

New column: “Our children belong only to themselves”

Posted on January 24, 2019 by scout2011

My most recent newspaper column is about a realization I came to after the birth of my older daughter. It shook me to the core, and made complete and utter sense. I hope y’all enjoy it. To read, click here.

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New column: “‘Mary Poppins’ is just what the world needs”

Posted on January 10, 2019 by scout2011

My newspaper column this week is all about my thoughts on the new film, “Mary Poppins Returns.” And also: childhood, musical theater, and joy. I hope y’all enjoy it! To read, click here.

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New column: “Summer in the South makes a sound like nowhere else on earth”

Posted on August 2, 2018 by scout2011

Ah, the sounds of summer in the South! Crickets, cicadas, tree frogs, ocean waves, the thwap of a basketball on a concrete court, and so much more. All this in my newspaper column this week. I sure hope y’all enjoy … Continue reading →

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New column: “How to say goodbye to a house you love”

Posted on June 27, 2018 by scout2011

Hi, all! My newspaper column this week is up, and it’s about saying goodbye to the places we love. I hope y’all enjoy it! To read, click here.

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New column: “Here’s to the dads who taught me to waterski”

Posted on June 22, 2018 by scout2011

I am woefully behind on posting my newspaper columns. I blame the summer, that mercurial minx. This one is about childhood, learning to waterski, and the dads who taught me how. With a belated Happy Father’s Day to all the … Continue reading →

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New column: “30 ingredients for an old-fashioned summer”

Posted on June 7, 2018 by scout2011

Summer is coming! Let’s do it the old-fashioned way–with (mostly) free, simple pleasures for young and old. I’ve a bunch of ideas in this week’s newspaper column. Thirty, to be exact. Thanks for reading! To read, click here.

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New column: “It’s time to donate the tiny toddler clothes, and big tears are falling”

Posted on May 31, 2018 by scout2011

Recently I decided it was time to pull my daughters’ baby and toddler clothes down from the attic, and give them away. I don’t know what I was thinking. The agony. So this, parenting, kids, childhood, memories, and more, in … Continue reading →

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New column: “Raising a sensitive child … when you’re a sensitive parent”

Posted on January 18, 2018 by scout2011

Parenting is not for sissies. Most especially when we see our own struggles manifest in the people we love most in the universe: our kids. So this, parenting, life, children, sensitivity, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I hope y’all … Continue reading →

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New column: “Summer is good for the soul”

Posted on June 22, 2017 by scout2011

My column this week in The Greenville News is all about summer. Summertime, summertime–the most magical time of the year! When we think back on summer, or think forward, what do we see? What are you wishing for this summer? … Continue reading →

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New column: “Wonder Woman made me cry”

Posted on June 15, 2017 by scout2011

We all need a hero who looks like we do. Wonder Woman has been my hero since I was a little girl. So my column this week in The Greenville News is all about her, the new film, superheroes, feminism, … Continue reading →

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