Role Reboot

When Childhood Bullies Ask To Be Friends On Facebook…Two Decades Later

They harassed me relentlessly. But because I (like most of you) am naturally curious, I accepted all of their Facebook friend requests. “The day a guy picks you up is the day I die. Oh, and your mother’s a skank.” We were on the yellow school bus. I remember it, clear as day. I sat in […]

I Told My Daughter There Was No Santa

I destroyed my daughter’s childhood in an instant, and she hated me for it. I’m not a helicopter parent. Not in the typical sense of the term. I don’t bring forgotten homework or lunches to school. I don’t hover over schoolwork or even check to see that it’s done, much less properly. I know it’s […]