By: Jacqueline Johnson, M.A. My back is stiff. Old age annoys me. I don’t like watching my body consciously protest movements that it once did without thinking..... like bending over. The first time, I realized that my mother was getting old was when I watched her get into the sailboat and …
Love Stories to our Families
Remembering Mother’s Day
By Rosalba Stocco, MSW, RSW Like many others, I had a difficult relationship with both my parents. Yet Mother’s Day and Father’s Day were always opportunities to heal, I never really gave up on connecting and bonding with Mom and Dad although I was quite angry with both of them. I am sure they …
Remembering Mamma with 20/20 hindsight
By Rosalba Stocco, MSW, RSW My mother died over 20 years ago, and I knew her as who I was 23 years ago. Even with a Masters Degree in Social Work, I still had no idea of who my mother was. I wonder, how well do I really know her today? I saw her through the lens of my education and my …