After 18 surgical procedures in 30 months, we learned the Unknown had delivered to us the rarest of rare birds to raise and love, one who still sings but softer than before. I handed over my car keys to my daughter the day after she passed her driver’s test with a score of 89. Her […]
I want you to know that I don’t care about the miles between us, or the months apart, or the time between phone calls. No matter what, you’re my sister. Hey there old friends, I know it’s been a while and I’m sorry. I would tell you that I have no excuse, except that I […]
You will almost never see a picture of a MILF caring for her child. But DILFs are sexy because they’re parents, not in spite of it. MILFs don’t exist. Not really. There is an entire section of the Internet dedicated to these Mothers I’d Like to F*ck (or at least a popular sub-section of a […]
Dear Dana is a bi-weekly advice column for humans who engage in romantic relationships. Please send your dilemmas, issues, conundrums, assumptions, conflicts, anxieties, worriments, obstacles, complications, predicaments, queries, questions, and any other synonyms for “problems” to deardana@rolereboot.org. Dear Dana: Long before my wife and I got married, we agreed that we didn’t want children. We love […]
Show people who you really are, at all angles, even make fun of yourself a little bit, and you make it more possible for others to do the same. Recently a Facebook friend of mine commented on a status, “I really appreciate you having the courage to show yourself in so many states.” She was […]
Most of the “crimes” for which I apologize are not crimes at all—they are apologies for simply going about my business in ways that are necessary. Not too long ago, I was checking my office mailbox for the snail-mail that I sometimes receive. My mailbox is located in a common area, along with everyone else’s […]
For many women, constant reminders that they aren’t pregnant aren’t just annoying—they can be downright cruel. When I got married, I was shocked at how quickly people started asking me when I was going to have a baby. And when I did have a baby a few years later, I expected a fairly lengthy reprieve […]
The love for what I’ve lost magnifies the love for what is now. Every day as I love this baby in my lap, I think of my other baby. Poor older brother, poor missing one…The love for the first magnifies the love for the second, and vice versa. – Elizabeth McCracken, An Exact Replica of […]
