How do you boil water? (Column)

It's intuitive for some, not for others but really it comes down to how badly do you want that boiled water? Yes, this is an analogy for life.

By Leah Eichler

My 12-year old daughter recently asked me how to boil water.

A friend of hers came over — there was no school — and they decided to make Jell-O.

Sweet.

Except for the boiling water part.

When she asked the question, I froze. I failed as a mother, was my first reaction. Have I coddled her so much that she lacks even the most basic understa…