Stuart McLean Was Nice to Me When Nobody Was Looking
All any of us want to be is seen and heard and, if we’re lucky, understood. Stuart McLean’s greatest gift, one that he shared with gleeful abandon, was to reassure us that we are fine,…
How to be a Basically Normal Human Being
Make eye contact. Respond when people speak to you, full sentences please. Ask questions. Listen to the answer. Consider offering a thought or opinion. Engage. Care. Smile. I feel like I am parenting a…
Red Letter Day
“I’m crying in the doctor’s office.” There is emotion inflating her voice. “ I saw your email just as they were calling my name to go in and I thought, I’ll wait and read it…