In June, my husband’s aunt died after a long and incredibly courageous battle with ovarian cancer. I say “my husband’s aunt,” because biologically that is who she was, but it doesn’t accurately describe what a big presence she was...
The relationship between a mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law is one of the most complex. Not to be confused with the mother and son-in-law scenario, there is no comparison! It’s just a mother/son thing. All boy moms out there know...
In “normal” times, the busyness of Wednesday afternoons is a running joke in our family. After a day of work, our family schedule typically looked like this: 3:00 p.m.:  The kids come home from school. 3:45 p.m.:  Leave the house to...
I once dated a tall, dark, and handsome doctor. He was so good-looking that he was on the cover of a magazine. Not People or anything (although believe me when I say he could have been) but a magazine...
I grew up perpetually single, never quite fitting into the boxes set aside for women in small-town Maine. In fact, I often sought to tear them down or stand beside them in opposition. Perhaps because I didn’t know a...
Shower? Check. Clothes that aren’t meant for working out? Check. Babysitter? Check. “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t care. Where do you want to go?” Sound familiar? We feel pretty lucky to live in Westchester County, where...

Surprise! A Christmas Baby

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Most would not expect to wake up Christmas morning in labor - especially when your due date is 2 1/2 weeks later. I'm not due until next month! Heck, I'm not due until next year! Although my due date was...
Pride is a somewhat loaded celebration for me. First of all, I’m married to a man and enjoy a lot of privilege that goes along with heterosexual, cisgender marriage. What makes things more complicated, however, is that I am...
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Marriage Traditions

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This November, my husband and I will celebrate 11 years of married life. We met when we were in our last year of college and married three and a half years later. Marriage around the world is seen and lived...
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Am I a Feminist? 

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A few weeks back, when our now Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris declared, "I'm Speaking," during the Vice-Presidential debate, her words were directed at one individual who was interrupting her. The littlest of sentences, but the most powerful of words.  Any...

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