Family Life

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- I generally agree with poet Kahlil Gibran's poetic treatise "On Children," about how they are the "sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself."

VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The thing about changing the formula of the mother's milk is knowing what to change and what not to change

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- It's February, and probably not a bad time for a progress report on the two goals I set for 2010 -- to step up my songwriting output and to get to the gym regularly.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Someday, he'll ask about her, the woman in the photo with the straight black hair, those enchanting hazelnut eyes, the face worn well beyond her 25 years.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- I am not really sure when I went from being the cool mom to the uncoolest person in the history of parenthood.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- It's still January but my thoughts right about now are of spring -- actually, spring has been on my mind pretty much since New Year's Day.

SKOKIE, Ill., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- I've been ROFLMAO ever since my son and his friends discovered texting.

NEWTON, N.J., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- When my 8-year-old son announced last summer he wanted to grow his normally short, neat hair out, I was fine with the notion.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Playing music every other week at The Rose & Crown allows me to indulge in two pastimes I'd put on hold while the kids were small -- the music (of course) and passing a pleasant hour with grownups at an amiable gathering place.

CHICAGO, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- I'm hoping my children's early travel experiences create memories that help them develop a broader view of the world than I had.

SKOKIE, Ill., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- I dreaded the annual all-day pilgrimage to Six Flags -- or as it's known to most of us, Great America, our local huge theme park.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- I've been to the gym three times in the past week and, man, I feel better already. My pants are still too tight, but I feel better!

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Sometimes helicopter moms can't hover -- they're just too gosh-darn far away when their flesh-and- blood get behind the wheel in less-than-perfect weather.

SKOKIE, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Even though my son is out of elementary and secondary school, I still marvel at the state of public education.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- I've never been big on New Year's resolutions but I understand what motivates them and I've made a few in my time but I have more or less stayed away from the popular ones, such as losing weight and taking better care of my money.