This last week I have been more on edge than I usually feel in my safe suburban world of being a mom to three and a wife to one. I can’t turn on the TV, radio, phone, or computer without seeing an article about a new scandal involving the Republican candidate for president and the increasing number of women accusing him of unwanted sexual advances. As it is whenever a … [Read more...]
How a Heart Attack Gave Me Back My Father
At the end of this month, I will be 51. I’m now almost three years older than my dad was when he had the heart attack that changed his life and our relationship forever. The year was 1988. I still remember sitting on the Long Island Railroad, not knowing what I would face when the train pulled in the station. Smart phones and social media weren’t part of our daily diet, and … [Read more...]
5 Things I Have Come to Believe in 50 Years
In a few weeks I will be starting my 51st year on this planet. There are times when this fact amazes me, such as the other night when I went to my oldest son’s back-to-school night at the same high school I attended. As I walked the pale yellow brick hallways searching for his history class, I would have sworn that I was the student in her senior year rushing to her 8th … [Read more...]
Time Machines, Peanut Allergies, and Motherhood
As much as I love writing, every few weeks I find myself staring at a blank screen willing something, anything to come to me. It’s at these times that my family really sees the best of my personality as I go room to room begging everyone to give me an idea, any idea to write about. Today, my youngest, Peter, suggested I write about a time machine. This idea grabbed me. What … [Read more...]
My Daughter, the Fashion Model
Last Saturday my beautiful teenage daughter and I spent the day in a crowded New York hotel ballroom getting her ready to model in a fashion show. This might not seem that unusual, given that our daughter is 5’8” and has adored makeup, shoes, and clothes almost from infancy. One of her first complete sentences was, “I need my Chanel perfume,” and she has always loved the … [Read more...]
