Last week I saw a disturbing post on Twitter. There was a link to an blog post about “the” Childless B*tch. I was so taken aback that my curiosity got the better of me and I clicked on the link to read the post. Although I’m not one who is easily offended, I was appalled […]
Why The Disconnect?
December 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: society
Parenting Your Parent: An Odyssey
December 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Those of you who “know” me from my blog already know about my Mom. For those who don’t, the Reader’s Digest Condensed Version goes like this:
My Mom lost my dad nearly 5 years before Twinks was born. Not long before I became pregnant with Twinks, she met, and subsequently married a man who - while […]
Senescence
June 18th, 2008 · 22 Comments
Dylan Thomas wrote these beautiful lines in 1951:
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Every time I talk with my grandmother on the telephone, I am reminded of Thomas’ poem. My grandmother is 101. (Yes, I’m sure; […]
Tags: Family
