Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me
When I tell someone my mom has Alzheimer’s, the first thing they usually ask is, “Does she know who you…
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When I tell someone my mom has Alzheimer’s, the first thing they usually ask is, “Does she know who you…
Continue ReadingI started writing my mom’s eulogy the other day. Not on paper, but in my head. Nothing has happened. Nothing…
Continue ReadingThis post originally appeared on the author's Facebook page. Having had no fewer than 12 students (male and female) sob…
Continue ReadingGrandma and Grandpa, Thanks for showing me what it means to be committed in marriage. You stuck together through the…
Continue ReadingDear young mama, First, let me apologize. I am guilty of saying “enjoy every minute” and “they’ll be grown before…
Continue ReadingDearest mom, I have always and will always love you, but we can’t stay in our relationship. After years of…
Continue ReadingI’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last…
Continue ReadingI have an adult child. My oldest son walked across the stage a few months ago and received his high…
Continue ReadingWhen you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting, the struggles of a baby waking in the…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, I didn’t begin to understand the unrealistic impossible expectations I put on you. I would easily forgive Dad’s…
Continue ReadingI saw Hoda Kotb today in New York about to start her third hour of The Today Show. I waved…
Continue ReadingThese are the hands that held me as I took my first breaths. The hands that fed me and changed…
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