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 Mom Ophira Eisenberg
February 12th, 2019
AGE: 47 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Brooklyn, NY SON’S NAME/AGE: Lucas, 3 Years Old Standup Comedian Host of NPR’s Ask Me Another Frequent host and teller with The Moth, featured on Moth Radio Hour, podcast, in two of their best-selling books. What was your road to parenthood like? It was a long road. I spent most of my adult life ...
Please Mind The Gap by Andrea Santo Felcone
February 28th, 2017
On a recent trip to New York City, traveling by train, my little one was getting agitated. He doesn’t like to be told what to do. The automated announcer advising “be careful when exiting the train” and “please mind the gap” at every station stop was driving him crazy. Finally, ...
Guest Blog Post: Little Pink Line by Colleen Mallen
December 7th, 2015
Baby A, you made your presence known just five days after being made. I couldn’t wait two weeks to see if my suspicions were true; I only managed to wait nine days. Your dad was away on a trip. I took a pregnancy test, saw the slightest pink line and ...
Guest Blog Post: From Infertility to Hope and Beyond by Michele Talamo (a later mom)
February 9th, 2015
My story begins with the joy and happiness of getting married at 37 year old (my husband was 39). We both wanted a family for so long and now was our chance to start one! Easy right? or so we thought! I was fortunate to get pregnant the second month ...
Miracle Baby…Worth the Effort and More by Renee Divine, Motherhood Later Chapter Head, Minneapolis
March 16th, 2014
In 2009, at the ripe old age of 41, my husband and I tied the knot. Before we got married we agreed that we would try to get pregnant right away and if it didn’t happen for us we would explore adoption. We both agreed that IVF and other modes ...
