The Class of 2020 is having a rough time and I feel so badly for all of our seniors—both high school and college. My own, daughter, Grace, is expected to graduate from college with honors this May. Many family members have had plans for months to fly to California to …
Read More »It’s a Mutha Out There
True Gratitude
Make this Thanksgiving truly one of gratitude for your family. My children are older and not around for this holiday. Grace will be in California with a lovely family who has adopted her during these college years when she can’t make it home. I can be assured she will have …
Read More »The Big Send-Off
Many of you are going to be sending a young adult off to college soon and that means you’ve got some work to do. I mean beyond buying all of those dorm essentials — I hope that you have already started. (But if you haven’t, I have some tips for …
Read More »Pregnancy Is Tough Work
We’ve been giving birth for centuries. Despite that, I am in awe every time I see a pregnant woman. I also think to myself how happy I am that it’s not me and that all of that is behind me. I did not love being pregnant. Not one minute of …
Read More »Never Again
Now that I don’t have to do them on a regular basis, there are chores that I am so glad I don’t have to do anymore. Making lunches is at the top of that list. So much so that I hardly ever make my own lunch. I buy lunch pretty …
Read More »The Golden Rule Still Shines
The crazier this country gets, the more I think about the values and lessons my parents taught me and my brothers. First and foremost in our household was the Golden Rule — “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This is something I will never forget. …
Read More »New Year, New Hopes
It’s a new year and a chance for a do-over. A chance to get some things right and not repeat past missteps. Those are a few things I like about a new year. There are a few habits I would like to change and I say that every year. I …
Read More »Respect the Fruitcake?
I always wondered who ate that one slice of fruitcake and what was wrong with them. Having fruitcake around is a tradition of sorts but it is a peculiar one. As a child I recall that my Aunt Ethel would make one of these every holiday. My parents would smile …
Read More »Lost and Found
My daughter, Grace, is the biggest loser in the family. You name it, she has lost it. This past summer, she turned the household upside down and on its side looking for her lost possessions. When she could not find them, we had to bear the brunt of her frustration …
Read More »Different Countries, Same Issues
I was in four different countries recently and was delighted to see that mothers all over the world are struggling with the same crap. I saw firsthand from Munich to Milan that mothers are still taking most of the responsibility for the children. Perhaps it’s just part of who we …
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