On Father’s Day I got to connect with the fathers in my family —except the one who matters most. The Patriarch. That’s what we called him—in life and even in death. It’s inscribed on his gravestone. And it suits him. He was a mentor to many; taking care of everyone from extended family to employees […]
Uncontrollable Mothering: is it ever smooth sailing?
Well this is embarrassing. I woke up today and read the somewhat unsympathetic mean spirited post I published last night, moments after I learned that Abby Sunderland, after being missing alone at sea, had been located alive and well. It’s just not like me to be so snarky. Especially considering I spent much of yesterday in angst about Abby’s safety. This […]
the American dream is alive and well
And I was worried about Daniel in the lion’s den. I can’t even fathom having my 16- year- old daughter all alone on a sailboat in rough stormy seas in the pitch black night in the middle of the Indian Ocean hundreds of miles from the nearest ship and thousands of miles from land…… Not […]
Free Range kids—a rough landing for a helicopter parent
There’s a lot of finger pointing lately aimed at helicopter parents—guilt served up by a new study indicating their children grow up to be neurotic (there’s a real scientific breakthrough….). The flip side is Free Range parenting, personified by the Manhattan mom attacked as “the Worst Mother in the World” after she let her 9 year old son […]
Mother's Day 2010
Thank you, Mom: You had only 18 years as a mother, yet you set the standard impossibly high. I miss you every day. Thank you to all the other mothers in my life— who have touched me and taught me and transformed me…..into a better mom and better person. Thank you to my children: for […]
Surprise!
Mother’s Day started a few days early when this arrived at the front door. The first surprise is how fresh flowers can survive packed up in a box. Another surprise is that V was here—and he didn’t mind that I got roses from another man: My ex-husband, H. To most people, that’s the biggest surprise-—that […]
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