By Claudia Caramiello I Started Being Honest with My Teens about My Mental Health Battles
Smiling is easy to fake. Pretending to be cheerful doesn’t require any special skills. Giving the illusion of being a…
Continue Reading
Posts By
Claudia Caramiello
Dear Mom, You Still Amaze Me
I don’t know how she did it. My mother excelled at motherhood. It was as if she attended a university…
Continue Reading
When You Become a Mother
When you become a mother, you will favor comfortable, stretchy pants over stylish, on-trend jeans. When you become a mother,…
Continue Reading
It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College
“You need to stop this,” my mother said one evening when I called her in tears. “Join a book club,”…
Continue Reading
Dear Not Always So Sweet Sixteen, I Love You
Dear Not So Sweet Sixteen, Hi, my angel. I know you hate when I call you that, and truthfully the…
Continue Reading
My Kids Are Older And I’m Lonely
I don’t want to get married. After living alone for so many years, I can't fathom the concept of having…
Continue Reading
When Your Son Turns 17, You No Longer Love a Boy—You Love a Man
When your son turns 17, he will start researching the acceptance rate to NYU, Penn State, and Temple University. Tell…
Continue Reading
I Would Do it All Again
It goes slow when your belly and ankles are burgeoning, morning sickness gripping you on the cold bathroom floor. It…
Continue Reading
Dear Son, As You Turn 16
It's the physical touch I think I miss most. The weight of an infant on my hip. The softness of…
Continue Reading
And Then, He’s 14
14 is sulking shoulders, guttural sighs, melodramatic eye rolls when you can't tell the difference between Josh Dun and Tyler…
Continue Reading
When He’s 15
When he's 15, you may find him texting heart emojis to a girl you’ve never heard him mention before. Curiously,…
Continue Reading
My Son Is Not Mine To Keep
In the cold blue morning light, my 15-year-old son sleeps. Lanky limbs sprawled across the couch, gray boxers peeking out…
Continue Reading