: About Me

She kept me on the phone for over half an hour, peppering me with question after question after question about the sleepaway camp I've run for more than a decade. "What are your staff's qualifications? Do you have an on-site nurse? What if my son gets homesick - can he call home?" I answered every one of her questions happily, although I'll admit that by the end of the conversation I felt like I had a bit of cauliflower ear going on. She was far and away my favorite type of parent: the one who gets all of the facts upfront, asks lots of pertinent questions, and makes an informed choice. I ...