I turned 51 today. Last year was the milestone year. The big 50. I felt OK about it. 50 is the new 40, my older friends told me. I celebrated with a big party. My brother came from Canada, my cousin from New York. My sisters-in-law traveled great distances, too. Then everyone went home and life resumed, no different, really, than before. Today is different. … Continue reading Fifty-one
My mother would have turned 82 today. I would have picked up the phone and called her. 011-91-33-2247-6600. I would have said: Ma! Happy Birthday. I would have asked her what she was doing to celebrate. She would have said that my pishi (aunt) was coming over for lunch. Nothing special was planned. I wold have asked about what else was going on. She would … Continue reading Happy Birthday
I refrained from posting this on Mother’s Day out of respect for all my friends who are mothers and for all my friends who still have mothers. But Mother’s Day is tough. Very tough. Nine years ago, my mother died. May 19, 2001. A few months before 9/11. It became a year that everyone remembers for the terrorist attacks. I remember it as the year … Continue reading Ma
