Preface October 2004 “C’mon, Ethan, go ahead!”I belted from below, as my nanny Joan stood near him. I had taken the day off of work in order to be home…
Recently, a great guy named Chad, a new Don’t Hide It Flaunt It follower, asked me what would seem to be a simple question, “Could I ask, what drove you to start this…
Preface May 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil I tensed, hoping that the people joining me for dinner hadn’t overheard. I had flown down to Rio for the week for work. It…
Preface May 2013 I turned around to see our eight-year old, Charlie, goofing around with some friends in our mini-van on a group playdate. They were clearly in a great mood, with…
Preface 1980 I could overhear my mom speaking to my grandma long distance on the phone. Although I couldn’t hear what my grandmother was saying to her, I could practically feel the…
Preface May 1986 It was a beautiful Spring day. My friend Donna and I were outside of her parents’ home, sitting in her brother’s (my ex-boyfriend) parked old Cadillac. Despite the…
Preface February 1982 The heat was practically unbearable. We were a dozen thirteen-year-old girls who had been crammed together on the hot bus to Alexandria from Cairo for over two hours with…
Preface September 2007 At first, my fears from my own childhood were only about myself. Would they stare? Would they care? Would they whisper? Would they point? …
Preface October 2008 I had never been to Las Vegas, nor had I actually cared to visit, at least not for any type of vacation. But it was my older brother Peter’s…
Preface May 1979 I waited inside as my brother Peter’s friend from school, Tim, rang the doorbell. I had already seen Tim walking across our grass from the circle we lived on…
Preface January 2010 I was so relaxed. There was nothing like the feeling of getting a facial. Not that I get a chance to bask in this type of joy so…