Family Relationships Archives | Scott Gerace

My relationship with my dad was never found in Father’s Day cards

Scott Gerace — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:38:11 +0000

I dreaded picking out a Father’s Day card to reflect a father/son relationship that never quite matched the payoff inside the card . . ....

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I am an uncle. Was I missing out by not being someone’s dad?

Scott Gerace — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:35:14 +0000

“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,...

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How Pavarotti brokered a bond with my dad

Scott Gerace — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:37:20 +0000

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...

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The Stone Beach: My mother’s final resting place needed to be perfect; I made sure it was

Scott Gerace — Wed, 17 May 2017 21:42:37 +0000

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,...

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My mother and I were best friends. But there’s one thing we never talked about.

Scott Gerace — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:21:40 +0000

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...

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