When is Enough Enough?
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 days later | 0 comments
Do you have a brother or sister you don't talk to? I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we relate to our brothers and sisters when we are adults. It is called Unfinished Business, and it covers all the different kinds of relationsh...
Off the Road (and glad of it)
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
When I got home from Kansas City, I unpacked my book-tour suitcase and put it away. I returned the folder with my notes to the closet. I’m finished with what was a fascinating 10 weeks on and off the road. I spoke around the country, from Florida ...
Mothers Who Wait
posted over 3 years ago | 4 comments
This week I did several radio interviews and lectures on the subject of my book, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship between Adult Children and Parents. I heard stories from mothers who waited a long time, suffering every ho...
The Joy of Slow
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
I just discovered Slow. A life-long New Yorker, I walk fast, talk fast, and think fast; I love the speed and the vibrancy of my city and my life.
But in the last 10 days or so, I found myself enjoying Slow. First came the chicken soup. This ye...
But in the last 10 days or so, I found myself enjoying Slow. First came the chicken soup. This ye...
The Passover Players
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
My break from speaking about Walking on Eggshells includes Passover. I am the person in the family who loves this holiday and does all the work. My kids and husband attend, but they focus on the food, not the message. But this year there were tw...
Uncle Sandy turns 93
posted over 3 years ago, updated 5 minutes later | 0 comments
Last Saturday, we celebrated Uncle Sandy’s 93d birthday. Uncle Sandy is the last of that generation. He was married to my aunt Birdie for 55 years, and since she died, he’s been living alone in New York. A biochemist, her was one of the first benc...
A song for my granddaughter
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 6 hours later | 0 comments
We just got a granddaughter, and she’s the first girl in my family in two generations. We are thrilled, and so, kind of, is her big brother, Benji, who is 3 1/2. I am watching Benji’s reactions carefully.
Benji stayed with us while his mother was...
Benji stayed with us while his mother was...
Oh Florida, my Florida
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
I just got back from a trip to southern Florida, where I made 3 appearances in two days on behalf of my book, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship between Adult Children and Parents. It was wonderful. The audiences were gener...
Mourning a dog; help from my little grandson
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
We put our beloved dog down on Friday, and we were not a minute too soon. Memories of Herbie when he was well and could walk and prance have returned. It was hard, and we were sad, but my concern was our grandson, the 3 1/2 year-old Benji, who was...
Death of my dog
posted over 3 years ago | -2 comments
Yesterday, the acupuncture vet, who has been visiting our ancient dog to ease his aching hind end, gave him the injections that ended his sweet life. Herbie came to us by plane nearly 15 years ago. This adorable and competent puppy grew into a swe...
