"Mom, Sophia wants to take me out this afternoon."

"Ok, but I thought we were going to go shopping."

"Well, she wants to show me our new apartment. She says there's four pools."

I've got custody of my daughter most of the week, so, if her step-Mom wants to take...

I'm letting the bad cat out of the bag. My husband has terminal cancer. I don't say that word much, terminal. It sounds defeatist. When the oncologist says there is no cure, or the radiologist says we're just administering palliative care, I try and ignore the offending phrase. But the...

I'm a little old-school, and I have some pet peeves when it comes to the following:

1. Chipped nail polish as a fashion statement (really, kids, you're just too lazy to use nail polish remover between coats -- admit it).
2. Bra straps showing, entire back of bra showing,...

I was standing in front of the yogurt shop the other day with my Mom and my sister when a friend approached. We exchanged hugs and I attempted to make introductions. "This is my Mom Naomi and my sister Joan." When it came time to identify my friend, I drew...

I was delighted to read about the explosion of fashion designers creating lines for the plus size market. Apparently it's the latest big thing (no pun intended). The fashion industry and purveyors of taste and trend have gotten the message that there's a lot of money to be made from...

When I was first married, I was a little haunted by something that happened at our wedding. We had asked some friends to share little pearls of wisdom at the ceremony. Paul, a friend of my husband's, contended that long marriages were based on shared values. He was going on...

My daughter survived her first year of college. She ventured up to the Pacific Northwest with high hopes and blind fortitude. I like to think that I survived it too, but that sounds so egocentric. It was her year, not mine. The truth is, it was a learning experience for...

I'm a product of the 50's. A boomer. When I was a kid, my Dad, Mom, sisters and I packed ourselves into the wood paneled Mercury for the annual summer road trip. My father refused to fly, so sans seatbelts or air conditioning, we cruised around the western states. My...

When I was younger, divorce was something you whispered about, like cancer. It came with a certain stigma and a mysterious other-worldliness. My aunt and uncle got divorced when their kids were in college and some of that stigma dissolved as we all learned to live with it. When my...

In my mind, I can see miracles
I can also see death
In my mind, I can mourn for a minute
I can also know this moment of joy
In my mind, I can vacillate
I can also fixate on what if
In my...

If I were going to college today, I don't know if I could get in. In the freshman profile of several top-tier schools, over 90% admitted seem to come from the top 10% of their graduating classes. Where do the other 90% go I wonder?

When I was going...

I hardly know where to begin. I usually like to be funny in my writing. Or try. But this isn't really funny. Humor plays a part, but it's not the primary emotion or characteristic. I'd say the main elements are cope and hope.

I don't know what I was thinking...

We are all influenced by pop culture. Who didn't want to go out and adopt a homeless football player after seeing The Blind Side? And how many of you got your yellow labs after seeing Marley and Me?

It was no different with the wonderful film, The Bucket List,...

Have you ever had that dream where you had to look for a job and were groveling at a stranger's feet, rambling on about how qualified you are, but fearing they would never hire you? What about the one where you were dating again, having to sell yourself to a...