My Daughter is Not Like Me!
Once in a while, I have my pity party and bemoan the fact that she is not the class president, a cheerleader or ......
Culture
Parenting the Different Child
There is no primer for what happens when the doctor sees an abnormality on the twenty week sonogram...
The Children Of Raped Mothers
Nearly all are daughters of sex workers; some have mothers who have already died....
Oil Pulling: The Cure for Everything?
Could the 2,598 people who “liked” oil pulling on Facebook be wrong? ...
Getting Hip With The Urban Dictionary
When did “I’m up for that” become “I’m down with that”?...
Aging Gracefully?
I refuse to surrender to the cultural beauty imperative where wrinkles are treated like a rash and sagging skin, like leprosy....
Too Sexy For My Shirt?
If you want to dress for sex, the first step is to get your mind in the game...
Post Boomer Fashionistas
If this is the shape of things to come for us, than I say, bring it on!...
Organizing To Move
I have supplied plastic boxes for everyone in the family -- nostalgia boxes...
Sexual Surrogate Helen Hunt and Us
We watched Helen undress during each session and take us through the logistics of deflowering our virginal, disabled sweet Mark....
AARP Boomers Have Sex – Like It or Not
Perhaps AARP can start showing half-naked older people on their cover rather than the current pictures of people in retirement ...
When Old is the Beauty That Sells
The idea that a woman--10 years shy of being a centenarian, can represent beauty and the pinnacle of fashion was until recently, unimaginable....
I Am Not That Fat Girl
I am proud of my past, I appreciate my past, I value my past, I AM NOT MY PAST....
My Resolution: Take Charge of The TV
"Please don’t use phrases like, ‘internet connected television interface.’ It makes me tense.”...
Screw the Resolutions- Just Try
A woman hit the back of my heels with her cart. She did not apologize. Guess who did?...
I Own a Gun
“honey, did you bring the gun?” were words I never thought I would say...
Mental Illness & Our Kids: Let’s Talk
Nobody talks about having an adult mentally ill family member. It is not safe....
Gifts I’ll Never Throw Away
On my 51st Christmas, these are the gifts that I remember...
Countdown to the End of the World
"What time on the 21st is the world supposed to end?” I asked my son...
A Toxic Cocktail: Menopause, ADD and Holidays
One year, I lost baby Jesus...