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I Regret to Inform You
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
Growing up, every little girl has at least one baby doll she can love and nurture. Besides being just another toy, the baby doll is often the beginning of her training for motherhood. As adults, millions of women give birth and thousands and thousands more desperately try to. But many, many women never conceive and many never even try. They are told, again and again, that being childless (or, more starkly, “barren”) will burden them with regrets forever.
I’m still waiting for those regrets. (more…)
Tags: barren, biological clock, childless, motherhood, parenthood, procreation, women, women over 40
Posted in Family | 3 Comments »
Barbie Envy
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
When I was a kid, there was one thing I really, really wanted.
A Barbie doll.
Not the Miss Revlon my parents got me. Not some knock off. I wanted the real thing. Barbie, with her misshapen feet and enormous boobs. But I never, ever got one. [Stop while I wipe away a tear] My parents were so, so terrible to me which is why I grew up to be a terrible, terrible person.
Or not. (more…)
Tags: Barbie, growing up poor, parents, racism, racist
Posted in Family | 4 Comments »
Thanks, Dad
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
I just heard that scientists now believe that there’s a big genetic link for depression and that people with parents or siblings who have depression are up to three times more likely to suffer from it.
Daunting numbers – but is chronic complaining genetic, too? (more…)
Tags: bellyaching, complaining, dad, depression, genetics
Posted in Family, My Pet Peeves | 3 Comments »
Parents Without Borders
Sunday, October 12th, 2014
What’s worse than a Helicopter Parent? A mourning Empty Nester. You’re getting your life back and you’re in despair? Maybe this is an indication that you were way too involved in your kids’ lives in the first place. (more…)
Tags: baby boomers, empty nest, empty nesters, parenthood, women over 40
Posted in Family | 9 Comments »
Diving In
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
We all know about helicopter parents – the ones who have managed to create an ever-growing umbilical cord between them and their kids. They drive me crazy, mostly because their kids are either incredibly obnoxious or they’re so super-dependent that I can imagine a future of me taking care of them during my “golden years” of retirement (“Hold on while I get my walker. . . “). But, of course, there is always the other end of the spectrum – parents that can barely take the time to notice their kids or, even worse than making incredibly bad parenting decisions. . . they make none at all. They’re too busy ignoring their kids and counting on anyone and everyone else to pick up the slack – that’s what I call submarine parents. (more…)
Tags: helicopter parents, ignoring your kids, parenting, submarine parents, women over 40
Posted in Family | 9 Comments »
