Category Archives: Children

Challenge: Cleaning out a handbag

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Adrienne Cohen

Like Fibber McGee’s closet, a woman’s purse can be “enemy territory.” Note: This was first published on Yahoo Contributor’s Network a little over five years ago. I recently ran across it in my files and, because of the demise of … Continue reading →

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My husband and I recently took the grandkids to the circus. Somewhere between the elephants and the camels, the tigers, the clowns and the flying trapeze, my husband asked our wide-eyed eight-year-old if he’d ever thought about running away to … Continue reading →

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen | Leave a comment

What to tell the children . . .

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

What to tell the children? I may be old-fashioned, and my answer may be simplistic. But why is there any question about what to tell the children? I would tell them that yesterday, our country elected a new president. Some … Continue reading →

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Adulting: The road is a rocky one, but oh so much fun

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

There are words in a 13-year-old’s vocabulary that make one sit up and take notice. I feel as if I have taken a high intensity two week course in generational psychology. The gap is real. But it can be bridged. Having a … Continue reading →

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Food has little to do with it . . .

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

It’s Sunday, it’s raining, and the chill is seeping into my heart and my soul. The house was filled with the sounds of children and the buzz of adults alternately enjoying and enjoining those same children, or acting like children … Continue reading →

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