Lives: Windsor Mill Children: Aaron Jr., 18; Zaire, 8; Makena, 5 Occupation: Director, Office of Undergraduate Admission & Recruitment, Morgan State University What is a typical week like for you? A typical week is anything but typical. My day begins at 5:30 am as I begin to prepare myself for …
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Road Scholars
Have you ever wanted to just pack up your whole life and skip town? For most, the idea of getting away from it all is little more than a fantasy on a frazzled day. But for the Fiore family, it’s soon to be reality. For the past 14 years, …
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The summer before my daughter’s junior year of high school, a pile of college look books covered our front table. It was a collection of magazines and postcards with clever slogans and beautiful photos of other people’s happy, healthy and presumably smart children who were now advertising their school to …
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When Little Red Riding Hood ventured into the woods, it was to share her dinner with her sick grandmother. When the Three Bears came home and found that Goldilocks had eaten their porridge, they felt violated. That was an important meal and they had planned on sharing it as a …
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I was a formation skydiver in my pre-kid life, a hobby that in many ways prepared me for the exhilarating, dodgy and sometimes treacherous days of parenting. My coach, Fred, used to say that if a malfunction occurred, it was important not to waste precious time arguing with yourself about …
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“Waaaaaaah, waaaaaaah! I want Auntie. I want Auntie,” is what I often hear when Lucas wakes from his nap. It is usually followed by permission to get up and join the party of children downstairs. This is a child who is remarkably gifted in the arts of running, climbing and …
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I ended 2017 with nine kid-less days. Nine days, no teens. In odd years, my children travel to Bozeman, Montana, to spend Christmas with their father and his family. My daughter breezed in from college on a Wednesday afternoon and the next day I dropped her and her brother at …
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At 2 years old, Elena Pearlstein wasn’t babbling. Instead, “she was screeching,” says her mom, Michele Pearlstein. “I was told: ‘Don’t worry. [Elena’s older sister] Isabella is probably speaking for her.’ I had a feeling it was more.” At a speech and language evaluation at age 2, Elena was …
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Sometimes the biggest stars come in the smallest packages. That’s the case with Korie Mitchell and Temperance “Tempie” Oppel, who snagged parts in the Hippodrome’s run of the Broadway smash “Waitress.” The talented tots, both 4-year-old Perry Hall natives, will play Lulu, the protagonist Jenna’s daughter in the Tony-nominated musical, …
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Ahhh, winter! Festive days, earlier evenings, a warm hearth or cozy blanket and a favorite book or two. We’ve culled a list of wintry reads to get everyone in the hygge spirit. With special thanks to Rona from The Ivy Bookshop and JoAnn from The Children’s Bookstore, for sharing their …
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