Archive for May, 2009
Post Disney
May 23rd, 2009
We did it! We have friends who have done it. Family who love it. Have heard much about it, but resisted....until now.We took Seth to Disney.Marc had a conference in Orlando for three days, so we left three days early so we could vacation as a family ...
Mellow on Mother’s Day
May 10th, 2009
I'm under the weather today and am at home chilling. My husband took Seth to his brother's house for a mother's day brunch, and he's now at the park with Seth.I feel like a lazy thing being at home...not even wanting to get dressed.But, aren't I entitled? Why ...
Loving My Dad, as Mother’s Day Approaches
May 4th, 2009
I lost my mom 10 years ago (before I became a mom), and my dad is 90.I've written before about sandwich generation challenges as a "later" mom, and as Mother's Day approaches, I find myself all the more grateful for my dad.I miss my mom and think of her often. ...
Guest Post — By Elizabeth Gregory
May 3rd, 2009
Ready When You AreReading Terry Starr’s blog post rang bells for me, because it sounded like so many of the women I interviewed for my book Ready: Why Women Are Embracing the New Later Motherhood (Basic Books, 2008). The four reasons mentioned most often for women’s delay were ...
