My relationship with my dad was never found in Father’s Day cards
I dreaded picking out a Father’s Day card to reflect a father/son relationship that never quite matched the payoff inside the card . . .... Read more
Category: Family Relationships
I am an uncle. Was I missing out by not being someone’s dad?
“Oh my God, Aiden! Oh my God!” I cried in terror. My 12-year-old nephew giggled in delight. After surviving three turns on Coney Island’s Cyclone roller coaster,... Read more
How Pavarotti brokered a bond with my dad
I was a closeted gay kid who loved Broadway show tunes. My blue-collar dad loved fishing and baseball. “O Holy Night” briefly erased the distance... Read more
The Stone Beach: My mother’s final resting place needed to be perfect; I made sure it was
I’m the first to admit that I like a few cocktails, even one too many on occasion. That all changed the year my mother, Sally,... Read more
My mother and I were best friends. But there’s one thing we never talked about.
Little Orphan Annie killed Santa Claus when I was 7 years old. It was the same time my mother and I began to share a secret that... Read more