An Awkward Conversation by Margaret Hart
March 23rd, 2014
You know those conversations you have every now and again where someone says something that just floors you? Where you just can’t believe they said it? Where, afterward, you feel really awkward and you aren't sure what to say? I had one of those conversations this week, and I haven’t ...
Nia Vardalos
November 5th, 2013
AGE: 50 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married to actor Ian Gomez RESIDENCE: California CHILD’S NAME/AGE: Ilaria, 8 (adopted at age 3) Nia Vardalos, a “later mom,” is the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. An alumnus of The Second City comedy theater, she also starred in ...
June 2013 Profile: Nia Vardalos
May 31st, 2013
AGE: 50 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married to actor Ian Gomez RESIDENCE: California CHILD’S NAME/AGE: Ilaria, 8 (adopted at age 3) Nia Vardalos, a “later mom,” is the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. An alumnus of The Second City comedy theater, she also starred in ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Carried in our Hearts by Jane Aronson (Book Excerpt)
May 19th, 2013
Excerpted from CARRIED IN OUR HEARTS: The Gift of Adoption; Inspiring Stories of Families Created Across Continents by Dr. Jane Aronson with the permission of Tarcher/Penguin. Copyright Jane Aronson 2013. I always wanted to adopt a child. When I was very young, I saw those Save the Children advertisements on ...
ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: Who’s Your Daddy?
May 17th, 2013
Who's Your Daddy?in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller & Jami Heidegger by Johnny O'Callaghandirected by Tom Ormeny Extended through May 26th Johnny O'Callaghan's Who's Your Daddy? is the uplifting and funny true story of his adoption of a Ugandan orphan. No one expected the single, gay, out-of-work actor living in Los Angeles to ...
GUEST BLOG POST: INSTANT MOM by Nia Vardalos (book excerpt)
April 7th, 2013
I now know the many ways to become a parent. Sure, some methods are expensive and time-consuming, some can lead to heart-break. Some work for many. Some don’t. And some are amazingly simple and accessible to everyone. One way worked for me. I don’t want to come across as ...
The Latest on Later Motherhood by Elizabeth Gregory, author, READY
September 30th, 2012
The 2012 edition of my book on the later motherhood trend, called READY: Why Women Are Embracing the New Later Motherhood (Basic Books), recently hit bookstores. The first edition came out in December 2007—the very month the economic downturn began. Little did we know then that the recession would directly ...
No More Whispers – by Margaret Hart
August 14th, 2012
Have you noticed any new commercials on television for products to help women through a certain phase in life? For someone who typically tunes out commercials, this one made me turn up the volume. I find it interesting that personal subjects women have talked about for many years among their closest ...
Too Old to Adopt? by Margaret Hart
June 12th, 2012
Recently, I wrote about our desire to grow our family. It was always in our plan, but as we all know, sometimes plans don't work out as you would like. Our seven-year-old son has always wanted a brother or a sister and regularly laments not having one. We constantly find ...
Mini Me by Robin Gorman Newman
May 18th, 2012
Had an interesting conversation with a friend last week. Like me, she is an adoptive mom. Her kids know they are adopted, as does my son. It's not a big deal in our respective households. We've always been open. During our chat, she was venting about her kids. It was one of those ...
