Family Matters

by David Rockower

Babies, Butt Paste and Time

January 25, 2012

I am a teacher. I spend six and a half hours every day with 25 12-year-olds. Their mouths never stop moving—asking questions, complaining, arguing, laughing or making noises just to be heard. The thing is, I love the chaos, the...

Category: Issue, December 2011, Columns, Family Matters, Display, Featured

David Rockwer, Family matters

Alone

January 3, 2012

I’d forgotten that our house could talk. Seven years ago, its voice was hushed by Nathan’s arrival, and then, a short time later, smothered by Maddie’s appearance. But recently, when the kids spent a weekend in Pittsburgh with...

Category: Issue, October 2011, Columns, Family Matters, Display, Featured

by David Rockower

Fozzie Comes Home

October 12, 2011

In June, the Rockower family was anxiously awaiting the arrival of Fozzie, a goldendoodle puppy just weeks away from becoming a member of the family. Discussions at the time revolved around the divvying of responsibilities—the...

Category: Issue, August 2011, Columns, Family Matters, Display, Featured

David Rockower, Family Matters

Can We Get a Puppy, Please?

July 11, 2011

She finally cracked. I’m not sure if it was the kids’ pleading faces or the picture of the perfect puppy online; it had been three against one for quite some time, but I knew she’d eventually cave in.

My wife, Michelle, and I...

Category: Issue, June 2011, Columns, Family Matters, Featured

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