Role Reboot

On Turning 50 Without A Plan

People tell me I’ll regret it if I don’t plan something big for my 50th birthday. I’m about to turn 50. Like my 12-year-old son, I’m experiencing changes in my body that are, at best, confusing, making me feel like an amateur at things like hair removal and feminine hygiene. My girly hormones are in […]

Why My Mother Lied To Me About Her Age

While 30- and 40-something moms were having it out with their daughters over makeup and risque dresses, my mom was going through menopause. When I was 10 years old, my mother aged an entire decade in one night. It remains one of the single most shocking episodes of my childhood—which was really very tame, I […]