“I just have to hug my kid. And I tell him that I love him every chance I get.”  That’s what I have heard over and over for two weeks, as parents continue to process Julia Siegler’s death.  They are circling the wagons, appreciating every day with... Read more...

Last Sunday morning I stood on the corner of Sepulveda and Skirball Drive. Ten families with children of all ages in tow and I stood at the red light, eager to get to Milk and Bookies. (The glory of that charity event held this year at the... Read more...

A mom called me from New York today. In a panic she explained that her mother was in the last stages of   her life and what on earth would she tell her child.  She said she needed a crash course in death.  So sad for her, but... Read more...