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The Writing Room: Write About My Aging Mother? I Don’t Think So . . .

Ten reasons why I’m finding it impossible to write about my 92-year-old mother, even though she’s all I can think about right now . . . .

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A Case of the Human Condition: Respect for Our Undeserving Elders

“Move,” said my 6-year-old son Peter to his grandmother. “I want to get by.” My mother looked up from her book and gave my son a hard look.

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A Case of the Human Condition: My Imperfect Children

The kids were still pre-schoolers at the time, and it had been another night of sleep deprivation for me. “Tell me it gets easier,” I said to my friend Nancy. “Well, actually it gets harder,” she replied. Nancy has a daughter three years older than Peter. She keeps me briefed on the parenting realities ahead.

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A Case of the Human Condition: Why Can’t a Dad Be More Like a Mom? . . . Do We Really Want Them To Be?

Have things changed? Are men taking on real child-rearing responsibilities? Or are they still just helping? Are women willing to cede some of the mom turf? Are they letting the guys choose the pediatrician? The car seats? The hair bows?

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