Dear Father of a Teenage Daughter, You love your kids and would do anything for them. That should be enough, right? Wrong! You don’t fucking know what you…
You are barraged by the evidence: Aruban pleasure trips you’ll never go on, girls nights out you weren’t invited to, and valedictorian/Eagle Scout/MVP offspring you’ll never have. But,…
“You are so brave,” the Mom of my daughter’s friend compliments me as she places a casserole on my kitchen table. “I mean really, you are amazing.” I…
“There is a lingering expectation that men will pay in money. But when it comes to time, it is almost always the woman who pays. And money is…
I’m on a countdown. The big day is arriving soon and, to be honest, I’m losing my shit. I’ve been married before (it was a grand Italian affair),…
The homeland security officer locked eyes with me as he steadily advanced toward the very last aisle of the plane where I was seated. The other passengers on…
I realize I live a pretty charmed life. I’m kind of spoiled, in fact. I have a great job and a lovely apartment that is safe. I have…
We have a female-dominated household; my husband is the only dude among us. And, if I do say so myself, each one of our three daughters is a…
So many things are celebrated now that weren’t really a big deal when I was a kid. Grade 8 graduation involved a new dress, but it was cotton. …
Somewhere in the midst of the school runs and packed lunches, I stopped taking care of myself. I’d ask you to raise your hand if you are also…