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Lori Borgman: Wide-leg pants don't seem to fit
I’ve rotated our cold-weather clothes with our warm-weather clothes so many years, I could do it in my sleep. From the looks of some of our clothes, I may have been doing it in my sleep.
Neither the husband nor I are clothes horses. We’re more like clothes turtles.
I could use some new pants, but I’m waiting until the styles change. The ...Read more
Ex-etiquette: Many moms on Mother's Day
Q. My ex-wife and I divorced four years ago. We had a son via IVF — my egg and a donor father — but she carried our baby. I share this background to show how complicated our story is. We have both found new partners. She has remarried a woman who has two children. Bottom line, there are a lot of people wanting to celebrate Mother’s Day ...Read more
You're Doing It Wrong: Pants-Washing Edition
The article in The Washington Post pulled no punches.
"You're probably washing your pants wrong," the headline informed me, with no small degree of smugness. "Here's how to do it right."
As a woman and a parent, I am quite accustomed to being told that I'm doing something wrong, so, being thusly addressed, I did not immediately take umbrage....Read more
Daniel Grace brings Judas and Pilate back to New York
Someone has staged them with nails, blood and a cold sense of purpose. The police see a grotesque crime scene. A defense attorney sees a case that will swallow his career. A social worker sees a summons that feels older than the city itself.
Daniel Grace’s debut novel, "In the Wake of Golgotha," starts with that shock and then keeps its foot ...Read more
Anxiety memorist dives deeper into emotions
In his book "Hard Feelings: Finding the Wisdom in Our Darkest Emotions," Daniel Smith’s contemplative reflection is both rewarding and cathartic, as he explores the emotions he has contended with over his lifetime and the scholarly research that has examined similar feelings. Each chapter is full of rewarding insight into feelings such as ...Read more
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