Category Archives: Mom in the ‘Hood

The Norfolk Incident revisited

Posted on March 19, 2010 by onesanevoice

In honor of today being Son’s 26th birthday, I am reprinting a newspaper column I wrote about him 14 years ago.  The subject is dated now, but back in the mid-90s it was something many parents struggled with. March was … Continue reading →

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Training Days

Posted on December 14, 2008 by onesanevoice

Last week, I was unloading groceries in my driveway and a car passed by with a woman and a teenage girl inside.  Even with the windows closed, I could tell the woman was saying, “Brakes!  Brakes!” as the teenage girl winced and … Continue reading →

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The Wilderness Family Rolls on the River

Posted on July 3, 2008 by onesanevoice

Summer is family vacation time so here is a reprint of a newspaper column that ran in 1995.  It was written during my first marriage so Doc refers to my ex.  The kids, however, are the same. We have taken some memorable family … Continue reading →

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Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be hackers

Posted on April 11, 2007 by onesanevoice

Since computer woes was a theme of the last entry, here is a reprint of a newspaper column published in 1997.  Even though last decade is now technological medieval times, our effort to coexist with what we have created is eternal. The computer … Continue reading →

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Bad Day and Getting Worse

Posted on March 16, 2007 by onesanevoice

The day started with Son coming to tell me that the toilet wasn’t behaving.  I ran into the bathroom just as the water was reaching the top.  “Did someone put something in there that doesn’t go in there?” I demanded.  My family stared … Continue reading →

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Fast Food and Slow Burn

Posted on December 24, 2006 by onesanevoice

My 12-year-old son and I found ourselves in need of nourishment while shopping so we hastened to a nearby fast food restaurant for a quick fix.  It was one of the rare times in my life that the coupons in my wallet actually … Continue reading →

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Field of Screams

Posted on December 12, 2006 by onesanevoice

There exists in this world a tiny microcosm of life where all collective human mannerisms and possible outcome of events converge.  It is called Little League.  If you stood in one place long enough you would be treated to a … Continue reading →

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Score One for the Mighty Ducks

Posted on December 2, 2006 by onesanevoice

There are times when the forces of nature combine with the forces of bureaucracy to bring about a situation so bizarre as to be both absurdly amusing and just plain hard to believe. Such an incident occurred recently in the life of … Continue reading →

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Just a Matter of Taste

Posted on November 28, 2006 by onesanevoice

I had been looking at a particular shirt for weeks every time I passed through the mall.  It was one of those bright floral designs in a rayon fabric that the label demanded be hand washed in cold water.  But … Continue reading →

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Excerpts from Parenthood

Posted on November 16, 2006 by onesanevoice

Einstein’s Theory of Relativity has no correlation to raising children.  Kids age and change by the nanosecond while their parents gaze at their own image in the mirror and wonder when that 20-year-old suddenly turned gray.  It is through our … Continue reading →

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