Minutes before the start of my son’s soccer game, I cried. I gasped for breath when I read the news that Michael Patrick Lynch had died. Michael was the Irondequoit teen who was struck by a car while crossing the street on his way to school.
15 lessons for 15 years
The following letter—15 lessons for 15 years—I wrote to my son on his 15th birthday, January 9, 2017. I left the letter on my son’s pillow. After he read it, he came to my room, gave me a hug and said: “Thank you.” I felt like a large stone was caught in my throat and I struggled …
Living with grief
Grief brings you to your knees; shakes you to your core and rattles your senses. In a blink of an eye, or over time, the end of a life leaves painful scars on the living.
What happens when you put your pants on backwards?
What happens when you put your pants on backwards?–A lesson in discomfort.
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6 tips to audition for Listen To Your Mother
If you’ve signed up to audition for Listen To Your Mother (and aren’t sure what you got yourself into), I have six tips to boost your confidence for your best Listen To Your Mother audition.
When I became a multimillionaire
January 9, 2016 Dear James, When you were born I became a multi-millionaire. I thought I was lucky. But luck had nothing to do with you coming into my life. You have brought me so much joy. I cannot bear to think of life without you. Yet, across the street and all over the world …
Searching for Wonder Woman
Where is Wonder Woman? Where is that beautiful, intelligent and powerful kinky boot-wearing Amazon who kindles–and then crushes men’s fantasies? Historically, men have ruled as superheroes in pop culture, because the stories were written by men, for men, and continues in comic books today. Women have been mostly sidelined to represent love interests and damsels in distress–that …
Belated Back to School Goals
Back to school time is a perfect time to hit the reset button and set goals for you and your children. How I wish I had set my back to school goals prior to the start of school. I didn’t want the shimmering, loosely-structured summer of play to end. However, a part of me welcomed the schedule and …
