by Lisa Marlin | Aug 10, 2014 | Blog, Parenting, Published
(The toddler in this story that was originally published in the Dallas Morning News, April 10, 2004, has since morphed into a tween-ager and the dog has been reincarnated into a Heinz 57 mix three times the size of Buster; the tween and her King, however, are still...
by Lisa Marlin | Jul 18, 2014 | Blog, Parenting, Published
(This piece was published in the Dallas Morning News, June 22, 2003, with an illustration by Ed Owens. I think it is relevant to resurrect the story because the topic is timeless.) I firmly told her she could not have a hamster. Ever. I didn’t care that my 8-year-old...
by Lisa Marlin | Jul 17, 2014 | Blog, Parenting, Published
The blankies in this photo were once well-loved by my daughters. Today, as I see my newborn grandson swaddled in a blanket with a design of eyeglass-wearing bears all over it, I wonder if it will be the one that becomes his favorite blankie. I know that his daddy, my...
by Lisa Marlin | Mar 1, 2014 | Blog, Featured, Parenting, Published
For 20 years I have driven my four children crazy, and to school. The early morning commutes to educational institutions all began when my oldest started kindergarten and it has continued to this day with my youngest in the sixth grade. That’s a lot of drop-offs...
by Lisa Marlin | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog, Featured, Published, Writing
(Probably one of my favorite essays ever, I wrote this for a competition and proudly won the big prize of getting paid to be published in Writer’s Digest magazine, July 2003. The cover of this issue is pictured here.) My name is Lisa and I am a user… of words. I was a...
