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When Holidays Collide: Recipes for The Passover/Easter Weekend

by Mona Dolgov | Apr 19, 2019

Two different holidays with one common theme — eggs! Try these two recipes for company on this holiday weekend.

And Then She Got A Tattoo

by Stacy Feintuch | Apr 16, 2019

She came to me again at some point and pleaded her case further, believing that the tattoo she wanted and the reasoning behind it would soften me. Her dad died when she was 12. What she was proposing was a small tattoo, on the inside of her arm, of his very recognizable signature.

The Lessons Of Menopause

by Dana Laquidara | Apr 16, 2019

I have a theory that menopausal symptoms could be our bodies urging us to finally pay very careful attention to how we are treating them.

The Things That Were Erased After My Husband Died

by Jennine Jones | Apr 16, 2019

Back then in my innocent, happy days, the thought of having my name on a headstone before I died seemed, well, creepy.

The Struggle Coming From Abject Poverty

by Avril Gross | Apr 16, 2019

I was a wounded and frightened child trying to live an adult life. After a year I wanted to have a baby, after all when you are finishing up your last year in high school, and a successful year at that, and you have outgrown the party scene, the next logical step would be to start a family.

Embracing My Inner Curly Girl Self

by Mimi Golub | Apr 9, 2019

Looking back, I wasn’t self-confident enough at 18 to let my hair go curly. I tried to fit in with everyone. I tried to be something I wasn’t. In the end, it backfired.

The Weekly Ritual Of My Card Table

by Seth Mendelson | Apr 9, 2019

So that card table and those four hours every week have come to represent the state of my life. Tuesday nights at my house is filled with gossip, idle chatter, political commentary and the status of our favorite sports teams.

The Friends Quiz – Who Said It?

by Second Act TV Junkie | Apr 9, 2019

We all have our favorite quotes from Friends. Take The Friends Quiz to see how well you remember which friend said these great lines.

How I Learned Not To Do Everything In One Day

by Denise Rosenblum | Apr 9, 2019

Whether it is staying late at the office or working during holidays or being asked to host people for a fundraiser, women often say yes at the expense of their own well being.

What’s My Name?

by Stacy Feintuch | Apr 5, 2019

It is every parent’s worst nightmare.A college student mistakenly gets into a car which she thought was her Uber and the driver murders her. It is almost impossible to wrap your head around.