In the summer of 1985, just before I started college, I got a job as a nanny for a divorced woman. She rented a house on a fancy private island off the coast of Connecticut. The woman was an acquaintance of my mother’s and had two daughters—one was eight, the other ten. During the interview,...
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The Roommate
The Roommate NYC – 1985 Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. The listing described the apartment as a railroad-track layout, which I later learned meant I had to walk through my roommate’s bedroom to reach the bathroom. It was a fourth-floor walk-up, but the Upper East Side...
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An Older Bride Wedding Dress Story
Shortly after we set the wedding date, a wave of panic hit me like lightning. I was a 63-year-old bride; this was my second marriage, and I had no idea what to wear. The only thing I was sure of was that I was marrying my soulmate, and I didn’t want to wear white. My...
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My Wedding Vows
Wedding Vows Charlie, I used to enjoy telling people that you weren’t my type. On our first date, you picked me up in a baby blue Prius, and I asked, “Is this your only car?” You were wearing baggy clothes, and after meeting some high schoolers in my garage, you casually said that my kids...
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Sunday Night Dinners
When my three boys were little, I made a pact with myself that we would all sit together for dinner every night. As their schedules became busier, our family dinners became more challenging, but we still managed to gather most nights. When I moved in with my fiancé, Charlie, he remodeled his house to accommodate...
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A fight with my oldest son during his senior year of high school taught me something beautiful about his character.
The year my oldest son, Chase, began his senior year ofhigh school was one of the most challenging times of my life. I could barely pay the rent, and the water and electricity were often shut off. My job teaching private Pilates didn’t pay enough for me to stay in the expensive neighborhood where I...
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I HAD THREE MOTHERS
I didn’t realize the sacrifices my mother’s friends made to help raise me until I had my own children. Throughout my childhood, it felt like I had several mothers. My mom left early every morning to catch the commuter train from our home on Long Island to her job in New York City. After a...
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THE SUMMER I FOUND HAPPINESS
THE SUMMER I FOUND HAPPINESS Over the past year, I have fallen in love with life again, feeling the unadulterated joy I had lost in childhood. Happy is a generic word that encompasses so much. We all want and deserve happiness, but how do we reach our destination? This past year, I learned that...
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I went to a Korean spa and this is what happened:
I went to a Korean spa for a body scrub with two friends who had been before. I was a little nervous when they picked me up at my house. I knew one of the girls well, and the other was a new friend. Would I be naked in front of them? Would we be...
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WHEN ONE OF MY SONS BREAKS UP WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, DO I NEED TO BREAK UP WITH HER TOO?
I have three grown sons, and they have dated some fantastic women over the years. Being a boy mom always made me feel vulnerable because if their girlfriend didn’t like me and they ended up marrying, I may never see my son again. Women rule the roost; if your daughter-in-law hates you, you probably won’t...
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