Robin Gorman Newman

My mother didn't live to see me become a mother, and I wish she had. There's nothing like the love of a mother (assuming it's a positive relationship).

Seth and I were in the park last weekend, and we wound up speaking to an elderly couple playing with their dog....

I'm a big fan of freedom of choice, but I ask the question, how does that apply to children?

My son, Seth, is 9 years old, and said something particularly smart this week that stopped my husband and me in our tracks.

He's in third grade, and this has been...

I feel like a contestant in The Dating Game television show... only I'm participating on behalf of my father. And, it's not for a love match, but rather a live-in aide... two to be exact.

My mom passed away over ten years ago, and five years after that, we brought...

Would I want a crystal ball if one existed?

I have very mixed feelings.

If it would give me peace of mind to know how certain situations would turn out, then perhaps. But, what if I didn't relish the outcome? I wouldn't have the power to change it, and I'd...

My son and I baked brownies again this year. It's become an annual holiday tradition. The house smells wonderful, and it's tempting to lick the spoon and indulge in a sampling or two. We resist. They're not for us.

We bring them to the local volunteer firehouse to thank them...

Growing up, Thanksgiving was a fun and festive time in our home. My mother cooked a mean turkey plumped with matzoh stuffing, celery and seasonings, There was cranberry sauce. Cinnamon sweet potato. Gravy. Green beans. Wine. No one went hungry or thirsty. I remember it well and miss the celebration.

The Cardinals won The World Series, and my father knew it.

He called them The Carrots, but I understood what he meant.

My father had a stroke over a week ago, and his life changed in a flash, as did mine. Overnight, I became acutely aware of the challenges...

Seth announced today, as he bolted out the door for the school bus, that he's a bodyguard.

"For whom?" I said.

"Ariel," he replied. "A girl in my class."

"And, why does she need a bodyguard?" I asked.

"Some kids are saying not nice things," he answered.

I kissed...