Journalists are quite surprised outside their dinner parties when they hear where I live. 'Van Nuys? You still live there?' It is like saying you're from Alabama. Sandra Tsing Loh alabamadinnerhear Change image and share on social
Approaching 50, I am living a life that is less sunlit Waldman/Chabon than tattered Charles Bukowski. Sandra Tsing Loh approachbukowskichabon Change image and share on social
Having blown up my own long-term marriage via an extramarital affair, followed by a traumatic divorce, I tend to think of love as less a gently glowing hearth than a set of flaming train tracks you strap yourself onto. Sandra Tsing Loh affairblowdivorce share on social
I think live music is really, really important. And I think it's very important to do together. It's much more fun to play to music together than the one person listening to their lone iPod Shuffle. I think it's an amazing way to build community and have children do things that are funded that's not a videogame. Sandra Tsing Loh amazebuildchild share on social
I think private school is much better at customer service and making the parents feel better, especially in Los Angeles. It's almost like a spa for the parents where you drop your kids off, where they give you a beautifully baked thing and let the parents write their own newsletter about global warming. Sandra Tsing Loh angelesbakebeautifully share on social
My sister is not my mother, but more than anyone else, she fills that role for me now - like it or not. And indeed, all women I know play that role for somebody - like it or not. Sandra Tsing Loh fillmotherplay Change image and share on social
Beating up on public schools is not just our nation's favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like debating the most recent toothsome plot twists of 'Big Love' - who, of course, have no dog in the fight. Sandra Tsing Loh beatbigblood share on social
I really don't think our school system is an evil borg force. It's sort of like the government. It's not even efficient enough to be a borg of total evil, even if it wanted to be. Sandra Tsing Loh borgefficientevil Change image and share on social
In the end, the real wisdom of menopause may be in questioning how fun or even sane this chore wheel called modern life actually is. Sandra Tsing Loh callchoreend Change image and share on social
I cohabited for 20 years with my longtime husband and father of my two now-teen daughters in a stable family household. Sandra Tsing Loh cohabitdaughterfamily Change image and share on social