When I was in third grade, so about 9 years old, I got the chickenpox. My little sister and I had them at the same time, and she had the worst case our pediatrician had seen that year. For two weeks, it was calamine lotion, oatmeal baths, and whining. I don’t know how our motherContinue reading “Vaccines from a Mom’s Perspective”
Author Archives: Natalie Carbone
Mend Thine Ev’ry Flaw
It’s the time of year when we celebrate the independence of our nation. The music, the activities, the mood of the nation kind of shifts away from the division and partisanship of the everyday and we celebrate the creation of a country that allows its citizens to become whatever they choose – or at leastContinue reading “Mend Thine Ev’ry Flaw”
The Fence and the Ambulance
The Ambulance Down In The Valley‘Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed,Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant;But over its terrible edge there had slippedA duke, and full many a peasant.The people said something would have to be done,But their projects did not at all tally.Some said, “Put a fence ’round theContinue reading “The Fence and the Ambulance”
When I Grow Up
I remember telling my mother once that I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I think I was 6 or 7 years old at the time, and I recall Mom’s response: You want to be a mother. Of course I did. Mom told me so. She was a mother andContinue reading “When I Grow Up”
What’s with the Weird Blog Title?
You may be thinking “chocolate chips and marinara? What? Those don’t go together very well!” and you’d be right. You wouldn’t dunk your chocolate chip cookie in a nice warm bowl of marinara sauce, and you certainly wouldn’t grate chocolate over your pasta like Parmesan cheese… But sometimes, the things that don’t seem like aContinue reading “What’s with the Weird Blog Title?”