Today is my husband’s birthday—and I think he deserves this in exchange for letting me say anything I want about him on this blog. 10 birthday thanks 1. You’re smart enough to believe I’m smarter than you. 2. You are unfailingly loving to my children and supportive of my relationship and theirs with my ex-husband. […]
Jews and Saints
The first time my daughter tried to cook latkes she ended up with a fireball. Which proves beyond a doubt she shares my DNA. Both Jewish drama queens with a genetic mutation–Alli and I come from a long line of Jewish mothers who can’t cook. I had one Jewish grandmother who burned everything and one who never […]
Thanks Unexpected
I never signed up for this….. I don’t often repeat those words though they sum up so much of what I blog about. This includes the post I recently wrote about my ex-husband Howard, his illness, and his girlfriend Dina; and it also includes most of my life since Thanksgiving. Before we’d even digested the […]
Priceless
I link my arm in hers as we walk, just soaking in the simple things. The sound of her voice. The warmth of her body next to me. Her pearl necklace that she never takes off. Her personality that’s both calm and vibrant at the same time. Joy—the word that is her scent and […]
A Stage Mother—twice removed
The stage mother is a controversial and legendary figure—from Mama Rose to Dina Lohan. And looking backwards– from Lindsay Lohan to Judy Garland, the yellow brick road to success is littered with damaged child performers. Lots of the blame is pointed at their mothers, now known as momagers. On some level it makes sense for […]
Father's Day Gifts
No one looks big next to Muhammad Ali; but in other ways, my dad was a big man. Smart. Savvy. Successful. Especially to me– he was a huge force in my life, my only parent since I was a teenager. There were no books or blogs to teach him how to be a single parent—there […]
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