When was the last time you could not wait to leave the presence of another person? Do you […]
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July 15, 1948 was the day my life became a possibility. It was a full 29 years before […]
As parents, we become poignantly aware of the briefness of childhood. Childhood is fleeting, ephemeral and its residue […]
Yesterday marked two years since my beloved mother’s spirit escaped from the suffering of cancer and joined the […]
Anyone who knows me well knows how much I love to sleep. It might be in my genes. […]
One of my earliest memories of Secondo is her smashed up newborn face pressed into my breast, glug, […]
Each child comes equipped with their own attributes. Sometimes it is more appropriate to label these fine characteristics […]
Typically the occasional stubborn brat-iness of my dear Zuzus create the most baneful moments of my sometimes quite […]
Unlike the real Mrs. Bailey, I was a romantically dramatic teenager. There were loser boyfriends and break-ups and […]
After several years of parenting, you learn to filter. You can tell the difference between “Mom!” – Translation: […]