During the holidays, many families suffer from estrangement. This is not a new issues but seems to be getting more attention because of social media trends. T...
I pulled out my journal and started writing about what I would love to do for my birthday this year. I love celebrating birthdays, mine and those of my loved ...
“Mom. I need to talk to you about something.” Uh oh. Curiosity mingles with dread. Does any parent ever want to hear this sentence?
“I’m going to try out to ...
I smiled at the young, very pregnant woman pushing a toddler in a stroller on this midsummer day on the Boston waterfront. I was taken aback by her "I told you ...
I was shopping with my preteen daughter in LuLuLemon. I was tired and not in the best mood but she wanted to show me this jacket she liked, a trim fit, hot pink zip up. The saleslady stood outside the dressing room as she tried it on. She zipped it up and I immediately noticed her slight outward curve in the middle.
She doesn’t look perfect. What do I say to her?
“I think she needs a bigger size.” I told the saleslady.
“Can I come in?” she responded....
This post originally appeared on The Atlantic and we highly recommend reading this if you are a grandparent!
Each generation has its own norms for parenting. Arguing over the differences can be an emotional minefield.
One of the sweetest parts of being a grandparent is being invited by your own adult children to spend time with your grandkids. But the invitation comes with a few conditions, and in even the most loving families, grandparents ignore these rules on a regular basis. For many reasons, they can’t help overstepping the boundaries, whether because of a prickliness at their own kids telling them what to do, a sincere belief that they know more about raising children than their kids do, or, more poignantly, a resistance to the harsh reality that they’ve aged out of the cherished role of family decision maker....
It must have been divine intervention that placed my lost “forever” wedding band back in my hands almost 3 years later. I had frankly given up and had talked about replacing it, but it was so not about another ring. The story was in that band. But then there was a divine intervention....
“I’ll tell you but promise you won’t be weird.”
“I won’t be weird. I’m never weird.”
“Oh my God mom, you’re always weird about this stuff.” Nikki’s younger sister Lulu piped in.
“What do you mean? You guys never tell me anything so how can I be weird about it?”
“That’s why we don’t tell you. Because you’re weird.”
“Well, I’m not promising anything. I’m your mom and if I want to be weird about it, I’ll be weird. Now do tell!”
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We brought you home in a car seat and stared at you on the kitchen floor. We looked at each other and said, “What do we do now?” The moment you bring your firs...
Mother Of Ali Marpet , Martha Joy Rose Performs and Incredible Piece honoring her son, Ali Marpet, who played for the winning Tampa Buccaneers. This is incredi...
Millennials are often known to buck convention. That seems to be true even when it comes to prenuptial agreements.
In the past, prenups were most common among young adults from wealthy families or couples entering second or third marriages. Today, younger adults of all income levels are drafting them, not only to protect assets accumulated before and during marriage but to address societal realities that weren’t necessarily present or common years ago, such as......
And so Thanksgiving 2020 came to pass with a whimper, a nod and a sigh. It started out with big plans, then those plans got whittled and whittled til they were so little that after months of conversation, there were none. There were No Plans.
And this was echoed across the land....
Dad asked for a Zoom call on Thanksgiving this year. I was surprised as this was an unusual request for two reasons. One, getting Dad up and running on Zoom was...
"Mom, you're living in fear," My son texted in all caps.
"No, I am cautious and protective. Two qualities you love about me."
"Mom, you turned the garage into...
The curse of the organized is that you are called upon to help those less fortunate. When you have a kid who is organizational challenged that means years of backpack cleaning, camp trunk excavating, and end of the year college room packing up.
Freddy had a rough first year in college.......
I tried to keep my eyes on the puzzle but I couldn’t help observing my daughter—now a young woman—gaze at her lover. People say she looks like me with her turned up nose and heart-shaped face, but her coloring is all her dad’s side of the family: deep, deep auburn hair; creamy porcelain skin with a smattering of peachy freckles; and light colored eyes—one blue, one light brown. The soft light of the fire danced across her face, illuminating her happiness....
I never thought I would be satisfied with FaceTime as a completely connected visit…but now I am. It wasn’t like that back in March.
Every time I would ...
Brides and Mothers of Brides – do not despair! It may feel like another loss during the time of the Pandemic. Something else you are giving up. First, someone raises the issue of postponing the wedding. Next, the tears, the hand wringing, the bifurcated wedding (ceremony now, party later). ...
Reflections in the time of Covid for our children, single, newly married, and those becoming new parents. Your life can change in an instant. Did you know that? If you didn't now you do? ...
I need to stop giving into my fears and start being a good mom again. My adult children don’t need me to tell them to come home. They need me to be confident in them so they can be confident in themselves. Their resilience comes in part from knowing that I believe in them ...
