Arianna wrote a post today describing her idyllic excursion to Crete, where she’s vacationing with her two daughters…and her ex-husband. You might want to read this whether you’re married or divorced, happily or unhappily, just to see what’s possible down the road (at least for some people). It’s 12 years later in Arianna’s case; 15 years in my […]
Oh say can U.C.?
My first child was two days old when my father started discussing where Alli would go to college. And he never stopped talking about it. He was intense. When she turned out to be precocious, his predictions got more intense—it was Ivy League all the way. This wasn’t unpredictable. He’d been equally intense with me. Only I […]
a round trip
Driving from Monterey to Los Angeles and back—I’ve done this round trip countless times. Yet it felt different somehow. On the way home, my CD player breaks a few miles out of L.A. In the middle of the state, there isn’t much on the radio that isn’t religious or Spanish—so I have almost 5 hours—alone with my thoughts. […]
in the family way
I wrote this last summer when I was in Los Angeles and got together with my ex-husband’s side of the family. (If you’ve read this, it’s NOT a repeat; keep reading and you’ll find out why.) So there we are, my two children, H, and his side of the family. All adults ranging in age […]
How to handle a Jewish mother
Uncontrollable Mothering: Episode #2 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 knowledge or control over what you do. This can occur whether your […]
Sotomayor and Spelling: mothers as saints and sinners
Daughters and mothers are making news. Here is what Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said about her mother: There is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration -… I have often said that I am all I am because of her, and I am only half the woman she is. Not a dry […]
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