Materfamilias Writes

Mothers, daughters who are Mothers, and Travel …

Mothers, daughters who are Mothers, and Travel …

I am not going to lie. The last few days have been rich, full, satisfying, emotionally rewarding, and, damnit, really tough. Helping our daughter pack for her trip and get through a long list of…

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Five Things Friday . . . with a minor announcement . . .

Five Things Friday . . . with a minor announcement . . .

1. The Redheads Are Coming! My daughter and granddaughter arrive later this morning for a weekend visit with Nana and Granddad. Should be fun . . . I do find it tough to get to…

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Great-Grandmothers and Grandmothers and Mothers, Remembering and Forgetting

Great-Grandmothers and Grandmothers and Mothers, Remembering and Forgetting

Lisa’s eloquent post on her thoughts, as a mother, on her own mother’s decline, prompted me to begin articulating some of my thoughts about the passing of the generational torch, as I’m observing it in…

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Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us. . . Age and All!

Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us. . . Age and All!

Have you seen this brilliant time-lapse sketching of a woman’s life from infancy to old age? The video is well worth the four minutes’ viewing time — magical! Or have you looked at this New…

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Memory, Its Changing Role, at A Certain Age

Memory, Its Changing Role, at A Certain Age

Lately, I’ve been fascinated by a changing awareness of memory and how it’s working at this stage of my life. To be precise about “this stage,” I’ve just turned 61. My mother died shortly before…

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