Irregardless, schadenfreude is a glorious word As a former spelling bee champ growing up,I love words. As someone, who despite all her successes does not like standardized tests, I can dislike so-called “GRE” words. It’s a modern-day complicated relationship I hold with words. Nowadays, I go around making […]
Literal, physical and existential sticky situations while traveling If you love to travel and do it quite often, then you must have a hardy core and quick-thinking brain (of sorts). Cultural and language misunderstandings are the items Du jour oftentimes while out on the road. I […]
She was born a decade after her sister. Such an age difference seemed insufferably insurmountable. By the time she was four, her sister was gone attending boarding school. She was left alone in an adult world with very few dolls. She didn’t even have her sister’s hand-me-downs for […]
Surfing world cities through the subway and metro train systems As a New Yorker I have an intimate knowledge and understanding of the underground. I understand what it means to be a straphanger. I know to never hold onto a subway pole below the waist. Trust me […]
“Are you punking me?” “No. Mom. I’m not punking you” “Yes, you have to be punking me” “No, mom. I truly am pregnant” “Oh my god. I never thought it would happen. You were so convinced you would never have a baby you had me convinced. I was […]
Traveling to Panama and Getting my Sugar Fix On I am quite notorious for my sweet tooth. When I was pregnant five years ago, many thought I would not be able to give up sweets, but indeed I did. I was highly motivated to do so by […]
Letting my go of my son’s hand Before I was a mom, I certainly had heard of the difficulties parents have of letting go of their kids. There is the universal fearful image or scene of the parents dropping off their kids at college and returning to their […]
New Yorkers terrorized by a rat and a nine-month attempted murder: this week’s weird and wacky news for me to obsess about Close to two decades ago, I became obsessed with monitoring the news. I vividly remember the television coverage, and that in particular of the […]
The humor and indignation taste test: The art of friendship these days Making friendships is a core a human activity that allows us to bond, connect and share with others. Friendships serve as a ventilation system where steam can get released. However, use friendships as a ventilation […]
As a Hispanic Latina who rose from a poverty-stricken world subscribing to guiding-life superstitions, I’ve been summarily called-upon to serve as a cultural diplomat. I have always tightly held one core belief: fairness through social justice. My son now breathes that stridently-held sense of fairness swelling […]
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