I’m riding in a car beside my husband in peaceful, contented silence when suddenly, without any sort of warning, he emits an ear-splitting noise that resembles the panicked sound a bull elephant might make when surrounded by a tribe of hungry lions. In that moment, I instinctively duck as every muscle in my body tenses and my heart threatens to leap out […]

Bruiser started swimming lessons yesterday. When we arrived, I checked him in with a group of lifeguards standing beside the pool. One of them, a guy who looked to be about my age, talked to Bruiser a bit as we waited for the class to begin. “You like The Transformers, buddy?” he asked. Bruiser grinned […]