Harold and the Purple Crayon, Chicago Children’s Theatre, and How To Get Two Free Tickets For Thursday and/or Sunday’s performance…

by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Oct 28, 2012 | Uncategorized

I took E to his very first play! The Chicago premiere of a new musical version of Harold and the Purple Crayon, directed by Sean Graney (Oct. 11-Nov. 4, 2012), performed by Chicago Children’s Theatre, at their new home– the Ruth Page...

Advice I’d Give My Younger Self…60somethings

by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Oct 26, 2012 | Uncategorized

Well, I have to confess I was slightly skeptical about the JB concert. But, it was AH-MAZING–I mean fireworks, lasers, robotic moving stages, video screens, wardrobe changes, back-up dancers! Some of you are thinking, Well if he was really all that...

Am I a bad mom if I don’t use organic butt paste? Part Two: Mary, Elizabeth, and Judgy Women

by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized

I lead a bible-study with some amazing young twenty-somethings. They confessed that they feel judged all the time—judged for being unmarried young moms, judged for not graduating college yet, judged for their choices of college and career, judged if they choose...

Poop: Back by Popular Demand…Also, The Reformers and The Giveaway Winner, Baby

by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Oct 18, 2012 | Uncategorized

I’ve had many complaints about my clean mouth lately. Apparently, people like the potty talk. Readers are actually demanding I bring it back. Just so you know—you asked for this:Today, I walked upstairs, innocently (and quite Martha Stewartly, really) to...

“American Women Have It Wrong…”

by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Oct 16, 2012 | Uncategorized

Newsweek recently published an article by Debora Spar, the president of Barnard College, called American Women Have It Wrong. Below is a bullet point summary of the article with some of my favorite quotes. I’d love to hear your comments.”A woman cannot...