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No More Mother-in-Law Jokes, Please
posted about 1 year ago by JaneIsay | 0 comments
We think we know everything about mothers-in-law, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I never found the trove of old mother-in-law jokes funny, because I know how hard many women work to keep things warm and easy between generations.
One woman I kn...
One woman I kn...
The "monster" has reared its "evil" head again...
posted over 2 years ago by Jenoveva | 0 comments
Once again, less than 2 years since we first went through this, my DIL is expecting again and, once again, midway through her pregnancy, her hormones have exacerbated her OCD. Once again, she became totally unable to continue her ADL (activities o...
Learn from President Obama's Mother-in-Law
posted over 2 years ago, updated 10 days later by SandwichGen | 0 comments
By Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. and Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.
Now that Michelle Obama's mother is living in the White House, will the cruel jokes and snide remarks about mothers-in-law finally stop? Will Marian Robinson, as first mother-in-law, be able...
Now that Michelle Obama's mother is living in the White House, will the cruel jokes and snide remarks about mothers-in-law finally stop? Will Marian Robinson, as first mother-in-law, be able...
When is Enough Enough?
posted over 3 years ago by JaneIsay | 1 comment
I have wrapped up the months of promoting my book, Walking on Eggshells, and it was an amazing experience. I met fascinating people and heard heartwarming—and heartbreaking—stories.
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
When is Enough Enough?
posted over 3 years ago by JaneIsay | 0 comments
I have wrapped up the months of promoting my book, Walking on Eggshells, and it was an amazing experience. I met fascinating people and heard heartwarming—and heartbreaking—stories.
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
Now I am hard at work on my new book, which is about how we rela...
When is Enough Enough?
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 days later by JaneIsay | 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 by JaneIsay | 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 by JaneIsay | 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 by JaneIsay | 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 by JaneIsay | 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...
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