When Mother’s Day feels like a day-long stab to the heartIn May, when Canadian shops are bursting with cards and flowers to celebrate Motherhood, I hold space for those who are feeling pain.May 8, 20221May 8, 20221
Mother’s Day — the turnip in a stewpot of emotionsIn front of me was a sure thing — the mother who chose and loved me, who sacrificed to raise me, and whom I loved. But in the ether…May 8, 2022May 8, 2022
Who the hell gave me these Barney Rubble feet?On July 25, 1972, on Pg. 22 of the New York Times, reporter Enid Nemy told the story of Florence Ladden Fisher — an adult adoptee — and…Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
Both grandfathers in my adoptive family died before I came along.As an adult, when I began to find my birth family, I discovered that both biological grandfathers had also died — tragically - two years…May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
The pandemic freed me from my vanitiesPeople seem friendlier now that I’m grey, without makeupMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021