Seedlings: Funniest Things My Son Said Since Learning Words – By Amy Wall Lerman
February 21st, 2013
Here are the funniest things my son has said since he first learned to use words: 2013 (5 years old) -Mommy: "Evan, I know you're not drawing on the floor with that red pencil...that would get you into some really big trouble, wouldn't it?" Evan (after a long pause and staring at ...
Seedlings: Enough! By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
December 16th, 2012
I have worked in the news for 25 years. I am a journalist and a newsgatherer. I find video from around the world and share the images with people who subscribe to our service: affiliates, international broadcasters, Internet resources, talk shows, whoever needs news video – I give it to ...
Seedlings: I’m Not Ready! – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
August 23rd, 2012
I am a sucker for my son’s hair. Always have been. When he was little he didn’t have very much hair and when it started to grow it was soft and gold. As far as I’m concerned a baby’s hair belongs to Mommy. It’s hands-off for anyone who thinks a pair ...
Seedlings: Having It All – By Amy Wall Lerman
July 11th, 2012
I have recently been told that Women Still Can’t Have it All. In an article in the July/August issue of Atlantic Magazine, Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former Director at the US State Department, told the women of America that we’ve been sold a bill of goods by the women’s movement. The ...
Seedlings: Daddy Builds a Tree House – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
June 13th, 2012
My husband is putting the finishing touches on our son’s backyard tree house: A little boy’s dream come true. But which little boy? We all have dreams when we’re kids. I was going to be a “mad scientist” years before I failed my first chemistry test. Then I was going ...
Seedlings: What I Want for Mother’s Day – By Amy Wall Lerman
May 9th, 2012
I consider myself to have been pretty diligent about acknowledging my mother, my grandmother, and my mother-in-law on Mother’s Day. When I haven’t been able to be with them, I have always sent flowers or a card. I’ve tried to be creative over the years, or at the very least, ...
