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In a column
today on the famous Harvard Study of Adult
Development, which has followed the paths of a group of graduates from
college to old age, David Brooks quotes lead researcher George Vaillant's
conclusion about what matters in life: “Happiness is love. Full Stop." It's a
somewhat odd conclusion since... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)
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Damn, Jessica. You've really shown up the rest of us. How are we ever going to find Mother's Day presents to rival the one you arranged for your mom—weeks early, yet? Courtesy of your funny and clever new book, Love Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home, your mother gets to be in The New Yorker's Talk of the Town. She's described as "a psychiatrist with a cool haircut." And she's quoted saying sagely, “As my own mother always says, children are at the center of parents’
lives, and parents are on the periphery. We write e-mails that have to
be perceived as lame, because independence has to be preserved.” True. Coup. I quit.
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This is a shout-out to our own Jessica Grose, whose fabulous book is out this week. Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages From Home is based on her inspired site, PostcardsFromYoMomma.com. When I was in college, my mom called the dorm room, and I could always pretend not to be there. Now moms have whole new ways to harangue you. They show up in your inbox and on your cell phone and on your Facebook page right up next to your friends. Jessica and her friend Doree Shafrir catalog the results, which range from the cringing to the hilarious. Those of us with small children not yet in college should study and learn. An example:
me: Mom, did you watch the Sex and the City trailer?
mom: Oh, hi, can you see me right now. No where is it?
me: hi! No, this is just instant messaging. I just sent the link to you, check your inbox.
mom: ok, aren't you impressed with me on chat!!!!!!!
me: no, you are way to slow, stop typing and go watch the trailer
mom: Fine, is it goood?
me: SO GOOD
mom: How did you type that back so FAST!