Category Archives: Midlife Foibles!

My Worst Fears Have Come True…

by Marc Parsont
April 6, 2013
I have become…a soccer mom. Car pools to ballet, soccer, art class, camps, play dates, school(s), and it’s just beginning. It’s going to get worse. It was o.k. being the vacation pack mule.  I have qualifications for lifting car seats, … Continue reading →


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Older Mom, Growing Older

by Barbara Herel
March 30, 2013
The average life expectancy for women in the U.S. is anywhere from 73.5 to 86 years of age. As the 48-year-old mother of a three-year-old, if I kick when I am 73.5, I’m going to be pissed. That said, I … Continue reading →


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Mom On Demand

by Lori Pelikan Strobel
March 22, 2013
I am standing at my new desk, a desk that can be raised to a standing height or lowered to a sitting height. I love it! The room that this desk stands in is my office.  It has been in … Continue reading →


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It’s A Scrunchy, Not a Scrungy?

by Marc Parsont
March 14, 2013
My daughter loves wearing those “Scrungy” things in her thick, beautiful, curly long toffee- colored hair.  Both our current Bolivian and former Brazilian au pair take those beautiful locks and twist, twine and twirl those tresses into works of art.  … Continue reading →


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Baby It’s Cold Outside

by Maggie Lamond Simone
March 4, 2013
This winter, I’ve decided, has been a lot like childbirth. I don’t mean in the classic sense, obviously, because it hasn’t physically caused me to scream obscenities at complete strangers for hours on end (well, not often, anyway) and it … Continue reading →


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Crazy, Loco Love

by Liz Raptis Picco
February 26, 2013
When it comes to loving my teenagers, Crazy Loco Love stretches me just shy of breaking point. At times, the connection between our children almost seems hardwired to snap, split, and break away while they reach for adulthood. They seem … Continue reading →


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My Love Will Not Let You Down

by Ellie Stoneley
February 9, 2013
At this time of year, when the tills of florists, card shops and chocolate emporia go “ker-ching,” the world is suddenly filled with red heart-shaped helium balloons, and I’ve often been known to become a little cynical. I love ‘love’, … Continue reading →


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Does Cupid Need Therapy?

by Marc Parsont
February 6, 2013
I’d like to offer apologies in advance to those of you who love Valentine’s Day and find my thoughts saccharine-religious.  I don’t always spend my time thinking of things like this.  Oh, no, it sometimes gets worse. I wonder how … Continue reading →


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A Valentine’s Tradition

by Maggie Lamond Simone
February 1, 2013
Gather ’round, kids. Our very favorite holiday, Valentine’s Day, is fast approaching. It’s the one day we are allowed to blatantly display our love for each other, and every year Auntie Maggie takes particular delight in sharing the special story … Continue reading →


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“Mr. Midlife Mom” It Is, To You!

by Marc Parsont
January 30, 2013
Please welcome our first regular “Mr. Mom,” stay-at-home-midlife-father-contributor. His perspective will be most welcome! Dear Reader:  It’s 5:30 a.m. and my son wet his bed.  Since I was up, I set a camera to record my daughter sleeping to see … Continue reading →


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