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During the last five months my 64 year-old mother has been admitted to the hospital four times. As her primary caregiver, my responsibilities demanded that I handle emergency calls and advocate for her treatment all while still trying to keep my own life together. I also have an 11-year-old son…
At 35, I went back to school. On paper, it was my second master’s degree, a step toward getting my doctorate in public policy. In reality, it was a much deeper decision.I’m a mother of three, including twin boys, and while my family was — and always will be —…
I blew up my life at 35, leaving behind a decadelong career as a corporate lawyer to pursue my newly discovered passion for creative writing. When I graduated from my MFA program, I expected to have a completed novel. Instead, I had hundreds of pages with notes in the margins,…
When my son was little, I was afraid of him growing up. I knew it was going to happen and it was the natural order of things for him to leave the nest, but I envisioned myself being sad as I lost my baby boy more and more. My son…
