First Memories
By Eleanor Kazdan, August 20, 2021 — I learned in my child language development class that we have no memories before the time that we can verbalize, so that explains why my first memory is from when I was 2. … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, August 20, 2021 — I learned in my child language development class that we have no memories before the time that we can verbalize, so that explains why my first memory is from when I was 2. … Continued
By Carolyn Boston, February 18, 2021 — Several years ago I was invited to go on a ski trip with my aunt to upstate New York to the Wallkill Ski Resort. I had never been skiing and was excited to … Continued
By José Dominguez, May 20, 2021 — The dining table was for me and the rest of my brothers a school of good manners and etiquette. My father was in some way solemn and respectful to his traditions. His constant … Continued
By Frances Bryce, March 4, 2021 — I‘m not a grandmother, a biological [one] that is. I have had the honor of being like a grandparent to my best friend’s grandchildren and enjoyed the many stories of other grandparents. I … Continued
By José Dominguez, August 13, 2020 — Why tell the truth when there are alternative options to avoid the painful consequences of being honest in situations when saying the truth looks so threatening? Sometimes we have the tendency to escape … Continued
By Jewel Grace, November 12, 2020 — One day in around 1997, my nine-year-old niece came to visit me in my apartment in South Philadelphia. Boy, what a day that was! I hadn’t spent a lot of time with Noelle … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, June 18, 2020 — Being the season of road trips, my mind goes back to my family’s yearly trip to the Poconos for a week’s vacation. Now we lived in northern New Jersey, and in 1958 … Continued
By Frances Bryce, January 7, 2021 — Teaching my daughter how to be safe was very important to both of us. We lived about a block from where she attended kindergarten. A stop sign was located at the corner where we … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, May 21, 2020 — During [the COVID-19 pandemic, there are] pros and cons that every day [are] different for me. Sometimes I feel very sad, and [wonder] when is this going to end? Other times, I think that I’ve … Continued