Diary of a Midlife Mom – September 2020 by Lin Griffith
September 30th, 2020
My story begins like many other women. As a little girl, I dreamed of marrying my prince charming one day, happily raising at least 4 children all while being the perfect wife and mom. Sound familiar? Fast forward about 20 years, and lo and behold, I was finding myself going through ...
Meet Later-in-Life Mother Suziette Ukey-Agazie: Interview by Robin Gorman Newman
June 4th, 2020
YOUR NAME: Suziette Ukey-Agazie AGE: 42 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married NAMES/AGES OF CHILDREN: Wayne/23 and Warren/2 RESIDENCE: Lagos, Nigeria I love to tell stories and as such, have written for an array of mediums. I have over 10 years experience writing for the stage, advertising and creative writing. I also blog, create content for social media, ...
Meet Later in Life Mother Amy Klein: Interview by Robin Gorman Newman
March 30th, 2020
[caption id="attachment_29752" align="alignleft" width="300"] Amy Klein headshots in Central Park on March 8, 2020[/caption] AGE: 48 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: NYC I’m a journalist who writes about health and later, fertility. I had New York Times column following my journey through fertility and now a book, The Trying Game: Get Through Fertility Treatment and Get Pregnant ...
Through the Eyes of a Child by Later in Life Mother Liimu McGill
February 8th, 2020
You’ve seen your toddler fall down while playing. What happens next? Sometimes kids barely notice when they fall. A tumble that might look scary to you doesn’t phase them—they bounce right back up and keep going. Sometimes they look to you for a reaction. If you stay calm, they realize they’re not ...
Waves of Mom Emotion by Robin Gorman Newman
June 3rd, 2019
It’s not a task I enjoy, but I started receiving warning messages stating my laptop storage is almost at capacity. So….I’ve begun the painstaking process of email purging. I never would have thought that hitting the Delete key would inspire a piece….but I find myself at the keyboard feeling a wave ...
Meet Later in Life Mom: Laurie Gelman
September 14th, 2017
AGE: 53 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Very Happily Married RESIDENCE: New York City DAUGHTERS’ NAMES/AGES: Jamie, 16 Misha, 13 Laurie Gelman was born and raised in the Great White North. She spent 25 years as a broadcaster in both Canada and the United States before trying her hand at writing novels. Laurie lives in New York City with ...
Lonely in LA….and lovin’ it! by Wendy Sue Noah
April 20th, 2016
Oh, how I love paradoxes, and how they help me and others step out of the “what’s normal” box. How can I be lonely and loving it, you ask? Good question! First, a little background for you. I am a social butterfly. Literally! My 13-year old son, Zak, asked me in ...
Meet Later Mom Filmmakers of Pushing Motherhood: Sybil Azur and Linda Cevallos-French
October 1st, 2015
While I have yet to watch the new (81 minute) feature film documentary from Tempo Entertainment, Pushing Motherhood (now on Vimeo on Demand), it certainly sounds compelling, and I wanted to share a Q&A with the two filmmaker later moms. It tells the true story of best friends embarking on ...
Meet Later Mom: Author Linda Goodnight
April 1st, 2015
NAME: Linda Goodnight AGE: 65 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Oklahoma CHILDREN’S NAMES/AGES: Victoria, 14, Masha, 18 and six more! Linda Goodnight is the award-winning, bestselling author of nearly fifty novels, including her latest, The Memory House. Her books center on broken people, the power of family and love, healing and redemption. She’s been a teacher ...
Meet Later in Life Mother Joan Lunden
November 5th, 2013
AGE: 62 MARITAL STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Greenwich, CT HUSBAND’S NAME: Jeff Konigsberg CHILDREN’S NAMES/AGES: Jamie – 31, Lindsay – 29, Sarah – 25, Kate and Max – 9, Jack and Kimberly – 7 Joan Lunden exemplifies today’s modern working woman. Since hosting ABC’s Good Morning America for nearly two decades, making her the longest running ...
