Here’s Looking at 60
Well, it’s almost here—the moment I’ve been dreading for at least a decade—The BIG SIX-OH. How did this happen? I…
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Well, it’s almost here—the moment I’ve been dreading for at least a decade—The BIG SIX-OH. How did this happen? I…
Continue ReadingI had a dear friend growing up who had the healthy version of what my family could have looked like.…
Continue ReadingThe first time I met Nonna was when my husband and I were dressed up in our finest for an…
Continue ReadingFor years the depression that enveloped me in darkness kept me cold and hurting. The anxiety made my body feel…
Continue ReadingIf I’m your nurse, I will do my best to stand in the gap for you. While my hands are…
Continue ReadingJust three weeks before her due date, she drove alone to a routine doctor's appointment. As she shuffled through the…
Continue ReadingAs painful as it is to admit, I have no friends. Let me clarify. I have acquaintances with whom I…
Continue ReadingWhen I would host parties in high school, Jeanine (my stepmom for the last 20 years) would leave a note…
Continue ReadingShe didn’t start out as a Gaga. She started out as Grandma. A name my son couldn’t say for two…
Continue ReadingIf you know a husband who has a very manual labor job, you would agree that the fastest way to…
Continue ReadingDear Netflix, Honestly, when I learned you'd announced a reboot of Little House on the Prairie, I gasped . .…
Continue ReadingGrandmothers are truly the most magnanimous beings in existence. They’ve completely exceeded any "glass ceiling of motherhood" in each and…
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