Tag Archives: children

Raising Daughters

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Coming East

I only have one daughter, but while visiting her this week and watching her interact with her two daughters, thirteen and nine, I’m grateful that after my girl was born, I had two boys.  Boys are easier.  One girl is … Continue reading →

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Clothes and the Modern Woman

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Coming East

“You had no right to go into my closet and help yourself to my new cap!” “But I need one for the play I’m in, and the one with Tigger is too babyish.” “Well, you should have thought of that … Continue reading →

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The Sibilant Sound of Sand

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Coming East

This post comes from a weekly memoir writing prompt provided by The Red Dress Club. This week’s RemembeRED prompt was to write about sand.  My mother hated sand.  She suffered no sand in her house, no sand in her car, … Continue reading →

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Beware the Tongue

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Coming East

All of us, without exception, I’m confident in saying, have said things we wished we hadn’t said, or wished we had rephrased, or wished we had thought about more before we said them.  I remember many years ago when my … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Coming East

My father named me Susan, he said, because the Hebrew form of it, Shoshanah, meant the Rose of Sharon.  One of his favorite books in the Old Testament was the Song of Solomon, and he particularly liked the passage, “I … Continue reading →

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Letter to My Son-in-law

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Coming East

Dear D., Because you live so far away, and when I come for a visit, so much is going on, it seems that you and I never have a moment alone so I can tell you just what I think … Continue reading →

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A Milestone for Both of Us

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Coming East

My oldest grandchild is about to turn thirteen this Sunday.  I remember very clearly my thirteenth birthday, and I know I felt very grown up.  How can that sweet grandbaby of mine feel that way when she’s not supposed to … Continue reading →

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The Stress of Motherhood

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Coming East

The baby is sick.  He has a fever, and his mommy doesn’t know what to do for him.  It matters not that the baby in question is in his early thirties and I am the mommy who is nearly thirty … Continue reading →

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I Think I’m in Trouble

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Coming East

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that every Wednesday my four-year-old neighbor, C, comes over for a visit.  It started out as Spanish lessons, but there wasn’t a lot of interest in that subject after the first few … Continue reading →

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A Guest at the Feast

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Coming East

I remember Thanksgiving mornings waking me up with the savory scent of onions and celery sauteing in an iron skillet while my grandmother made the stuffing and my mother prepared the turkey for the oven.  My brother, sister and I … Continue reading →

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