Raw Reflections from the Road—and Home Caregiving, travel, aging, and forgiveness—told with raw honesty and a touch of humor. Emmy-winning filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum shares life with her 102-year-old mother, unexpected adventures, and hard-won wisdom.
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I live in the West Village, right...
I Forgave My Mother. So Why Am I So Angry Again?
Forgiveness released me from the past. Caregiving has placed me back inside the relationship I worked so hard to escape.
A Louis Vuitton bag arrived at my mother’s house without warning.
At 103, My Mother Still Knows How to Work a Room
My mother did not want to go.
I had gotten it into my head that we should try happy hour at Latitudes, an oceanfront restaurant in Highland Beach. Mom had been there for dinner before, but never for happy hour, and I wanted her to experien...
What Makes Us Come Alive
My mother can lie in bed for hours.
She plays games on her iPad, reads whatever news flashes across the screen, sometimes watches a movie, and often falls asleep.
There are days when I can barely persuade her to come into the kitchen...
The Little Girl Nobody Could Hear
“Mom.”
Nothing.
“Mom. Mom. Mother. Mom.”
Still nothing.
I can remember calling my mother over and over again as a child and simply being ignored.
It wasn’t only my mother. I grew up in a family where no one really asked, “How are you d...
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