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I Didn’t Expect To Be Mothering My Mother

It’s a bizarre thing to mother your mother. I constantly worry if she is sad, if she feels lonely, and if she will reach out if her heart aches…

She’s an introvert. I’m an extrovert. She has an angelic singing voice. Dogs run when I sing. She loves eggplant. I recoil at the mere…

Dear Mom, You’ve been my #1 fan my whole life. You were my fan even before I was born, even while I was making you so sick. I brought you misery…

When I tell someone my mom has Alzheimer’s, the first thing they usually ask is, “Does she know who you are?” There was a time when I could…

I started writing my mom’s eulogy the other day. Not on paper, but in my head. Nothing has happened. Nothing has changed. In fact, things are…

This post originally appeared on the author’s Facebook page. Having had no fewer than 12 students (male and female) sob in my office in the…

Grandma and Grandpa, Thanks for showing me what it means to be committed in marriage. You stuck together through the thick and thin; 60+ years is no…

Dear young mama, First, let me apologize. I am guilty of saying “enjoy every minute” and “they’ll be grown before you know it”. I have…

Dearest mom, I have always and will always love you, but we can’t stay in our relationship. After years of trying to blend our differences, it’s…

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last time at this ungodly hour. I ran downstairs to…

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