Uncontrollable Mothering: Episode #3 in a sporadic series* There are times in a mother’s life when the primal mothering instinct can suddenly take over your mind and body. There is no forewarning and no way to stop yourself. You have no conscious control over what you do. This can occur whether your child is small […]
"Light"-headed
This is me about to chop off my hair to make a wig for a cancer patient. The patient was me. I look far more brave than I felt. Same thing 14 years later…….this time donating the hair—to make a wig for someone else. I felt way different this time. I felt…light. Probably because […]
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Mary Travers had the hair I wanted when I was a kid. Stick-straight, smooth, silky. Mine had too much wave, too much body. Even though my father used to say it was my crowning glory; I hated it. The Brazilians and Japanese hadn’t invented their magical treatments– so to get Mary’s hair, I had to use the […]
Don’t come too close
You know that feeling when you feel so sick you can’t remember how it felt to feel normal and your whole head hurts like someone’s pressing on it from the inside…and you aren’t sure your neck can hold it up….and you drag yourself out of bed and look in the mirror and if your throat […]
small stuff and signs
I haven’t read the book. Maybe I should. I know why it’s sold so many copies. Because it’s true. It’s also true that although most stuff is small, often those little things help you see the big things. Like today. It’s Yom Kippur—meant to be a day for contemplation; looking ahead and hoping to be a better […]
Sometimes love is playing hard to get
You know how magical it feels when you fall in love. Once the love affair starts, you want nothing else. You can’t get enough. You get totally addicted attached. Hopefully you’ll live together happily ever after. But some love affairs don’t quite work out. Once you are completely dependent for your happiness and personal wellbeing….sometimes you […]
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