Don’t judge me by the color of my skinTake a look inside, see what’s within. Don’t judge me by my nameOr the place from which I came. Don’t judge me for my sexual choiceInstead, just listen to my voice. Don’t judge me by my sense of styleFirst, let’s sit and […]
Relationships
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Memories of “turkey day,” aka Thanksgiving, from my childhood are sketchy. Perhaps that’s because they weren’t anything to “crow” about. Up until I was around age 12 or 13, we traveled up the Jersey Turnpike to spend the day with Dad’s maternal relatives in Northern New Jersey, the Zuckermans. Instead […]
You’ve heard people talkof their “better half.”For some, that’s probably true.Others? I wonder…Are they just words?Maybe even mocking words?Perhaps But I want you to knowYOU are my better half.YOU bring out my best.YOU show me the way to bekindconsideratelovinghelpfulto take another perspective. You make me feel realvaluableworthy.Without you, I can’t be […]
My dad came from a very difficult family, and he himself was not easy to please. I was born when he was 40 and I guess times were different. I know he loved me, but feeling someone loves you is different but almost more important than knowing. We were living […]
Though my mother was an extremely critical person, there’s no debate that she loved her children and wanted only the best for them. I didn’t know that most moms give many hugs and kisses to their children, especially when they’re little. But I didn’t miss the fact that we never […]
Rough white foam spewed outfrom underneath the bottom of the tour boat, as we rode out to seaone sunny evening,in Lewes, Delaware,two best friends fromour class of ’71 at Pikesville High. Reconnecting with one anotherafter 50 years flew by,faster than lightening, reliving precious memories of Junior and Senior proms,cutting class for the […]
Who Am I to be Loved by You?* I was just an ordinary womanwho’d made myriad mistakes.Then came that fateful nightwhen, it seems, I came awake. We gathered in that cozy loftin a Howard County church.You were the wittiest person thereand caused my heart to lurch. I was just an […]
Women — we need our girlfriends. Whether biological or not, girlfriends are an essential part of our lives. My first girlfriend My first girlfriend was Roberta. I was 4½ years old and it was my first day of school — Bais Yaakov kindergarten. This was my first experience being away […]
Kitchen Dance I’ve been waiting for the disaster:14 weeks?14 months?14 years? Now that would be nice. I read a poem about a manwho shared the kitchen with his wife as they prepared pretty meals each day.Now she is gone.His days are grayas he fixes his food without her;his summers slipped into […]