An Open Letter To My Gay Son After Orlando
My Dearest Son, I am so proud of the man you have become. Your gay identity is just a natural part of who you are. ...
Judy Bolton-Fasman
Panic Disorder: How Lexapro Saved A Mother And Daughter
“I am not my anxiety,” my girl declares....
Barbie: New and Improved?
Among Barbie’s other controversies is a book that accompanied her in 1963 entitled, “How to Lose Weight,” which included explicit instructions not to eat....
My Father The CIA Agent Who Loved Me
When I had asked, the CIA would “neither confirm nor deny” that my father had been in their ranks....
A Letter To My Graduating Son
If I’m honest with myself, I have to admit you’re the reason I cook dinner......
Quitting My Meds, Slowly
Three years ago I decided to take Abilify, an anti-psychotic medication....
My Abortion
Sometimes I wish this story had a cinematic ending. But I did not jump off the table and say, “This is a mistake.”...
Advice From A Jewish Mother On How To: Marry Smart
Should you sit your daughter down and tell her that 75% of her time on campus should be spent actively looking for a husband?...
I Went A Little Crazy At The Car Dealership
“Don’t buy a car here,” I hissed. Ken looked on with a mixture of horror and disgust....
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
The advice I would give my daughter is...to marry a partner who will fold clothes with her while watching reruns on a Sunday night with nary a complaint....
In Praise of Single Parents
By the end of the weekend we had had enough of one another. My children demanded that we leave the Cape a day early...
Transitioning Your College Kid Back To Home Life
Don’t make a rookie mistake and think that loving phone calls and happy Skype sessions while your child is at school will translate into a seamless transition back home...
College Tripper
Six days. Seven schools. Three colds and one case of bronchitis later ....we are through with college touring...
Seeking Help For Snoring
It was clear I’d have to go to a sleep center to get my snoring under control. ...
Goodnight Old Rotary Phone
Until last month, the phone number was in my family for almost half a century...
Parenting the Different Child
There is no primer for what happens when the doctor sees an abnormality on the twenty week sonogram...
I’m More than a Paycheck
If you notice me talking to myself while I’m driving, I’m either answering an editor’s questions or fielding a complaint from one of my mother’s caretakers on my Bluetooth....
Medicating For Happiness
I gladly took the medication to have a better life....
Thank You, Gloria Steinem
A while back, my son Adam and I struck a deal. He could stay up late for a Harry Potter flick if he watched a documentary with me called, Gloria in Her Words. T...
Financial Infidelity
Like most illicit affairs, my days of overt financial infidelity are winding down. My daughter has a binding college acceptance in hand. But it seems that once you’re a shopping philanderer, you’ll always be a shopping philanderer....
Judy Bolton-Fasman
Judy Bolton-Fasman blogs at www.thejudychronicles.com and is at work an a memoir called 1735 Asylum Avenue--the address of her childhood home.