by Ilana DeBare
Last month I became a woman.
Four years after my daughter did.
No, this isn’t one of those “I’m my own Grampa” riddles, even though it may sound that way. It’s the story of how I became a midlife Bat Mitzvah at the age of 53, four years after my daughter went through the ritual at the more common age of 13. […]
by Cyma Shapiro
I am both a thinker and a seeker. I think about everything and constantly seek answers. I recently wrote a blog post about “What If’s” – those nagging questions we all have about earlier adulthood. However, since writing the post, I find that most of my questions have not been answered. The most fundamental question also remains: As a (new) midlife mother – were I to live my life over again, would I do it the same? […]
by Cyma Shapiro
I want to have a baby. The problem is that I’m over 50, am in that “time,” have two young children and two older stepchildren. I have, as they fondly say, a “full plate.”
But, something has stirred in me so deeply that I can’t just ignore it. In fact, it isn’t going away. My desire is even greater than it was 10 years ago when my husband and I tried, and tried, and tried to have children. […]
by Cyma Shapiro
Aaaaahhhhh. Here I am again. Blogging on my own website……………..
Welcome to my new blog. For those of you already following me on
www.Motherhood LaterThanSooner.com, I’m now here, as well. I thought it fitting to address head-on a topic near and dear to many midlife mothers: menopause. I look forward to writing for and meeting up with you………………. […]