Keryn Shaffner

We are a Lego family. I did not grow up building Lego, but my husband did, and then our son came along and became obsessed. His chubby little fingers were able to build a significant train when he was 3 at Christmas time, and I am still blown away when I think about the dexterity, attention to detail, and focus it takes to build a large Lego set. Fast forward twelve years in the future. Our son is 15, a high school sophomore, with dreams of becoming a pilot. He does not sit for hours free...

As a proclaimed “pack rat” growing up, I am blown away by my child’s ability to make decisions about items in his room that no longer...

I have been thinking a lot recently about people who pass on items to their younger family members. Whether it’s a child, niece, cousin,...