Dana Damico : MyBlogHer Profile

I met a man outside the hair salon the other day. He came out on the porch where I was sitting with the kids to tell me how beautiful they were. They grow so quickly, he told me. Cherish your time now. It's something I hear often, from older parents, an admonition I never take lightly because it's something I already know: this time together, when they're tiny and funny, curious and needy, is finite. A nostalgic sap like me, of course I know it's slipping quickly.   Read more >

The first time President Obama stopped in our neighborhood, I happened to be walking home from the hair salon. Secret Service agents stood guns ready on rooftops near the coffee shop and a crowd was gathering outside the Dairy Godmother, our small custard shop with a national reputation.   Read more >