What a week! Ericsson announced this week that they are buying one of our companies (about which I will blog at a later date), and so, there has been a flurry of messages from well-wishers and our awesome investors. I don’t know about you, but Friday night often creeps up on me, suddenly. After many,
Category: Family life
A Visit from My Mother
Sometimes, for a moment, a few minutes, or a sequence in time, the magical happens. Things come together, and it is hard to explain later what has happened unless you too were there. That occurred to me yesterday. I lay in bed, the last one in the family to get a mean virus, too tired
Chinese New Year and ‘The Code’
Happy Chinese New Year! Last night, many Chinese households had a family reunion dinner, at which relatives gathered and ate traditional dishes such as fish, noodles and dumplings. Houses were swept clean, new clothes were bought, and now, it’s a time to enjoy family and fellowship. Growing up, Chinese New Year was a low-key affair.
Our Family’s Immigrant Story
“So, are you Chinese or Indonesian?” one of my children asked me today. I paused a long time. My kids are Amer-Asian. They live in a nice town and go to amazing private schools. A branch of their mother’s family came over on the Mayflower. I’m not sure if they’re ready to hear the full
‘Life Experiences’
A 13-hour bus ride to Washington D.C. in a blizzard. Nausea amid the stop-and-go traffic. Two-to-a-bed in a hotel room with strangers. Early mornings and late nights. A long bus ride back and arriving back in Boston at midnight. One of our children is out of town for a political protest. This was something our
Family Skiing and Relationships in ‘Gridlock’
We are away skiing this MLK long weekend. It has been a milestone winter for us. For the first time, all of our children are independent and confident skiers. They can ski any trail with speed and surety. It has been a blast. No more ski schools or dividing the family into a fast group