Role Reboot

Why I Took My Daughter To A Homeless Shelter On Her Birthday

It wasn’t the celebration my 9-year-old daughter had in mind, but it was the one she needed. During my daughter’s birthday celebration in January, I took an unconventional approach and introduced another way to commemorate her special day. Turning 9 meant that my little girl had her own ideas for a birthday party. For a […]

On Dead Pets And Talking To Your Kids About Death

How could I both comfort and clarify on a subject that was not only distressing and mysterious, but was such a personal stumbling block for me? This past week, I dug a grave. It was a tiny one—just rat-sized—to bury our family pet. It was, in fact, the second such plot I had to prepare […]