Six Generations of First Born Women

Went grocery shopping in Central Square. Since I was near Lotti's apartment I called to see if she wanted to meet me at Dunkin Donuts. She says she'd been thinking of calling me and agrees to meet. Three hours later, I'm on my way home after having read all her December writing. This was a time well... Sign in to see full entry.

Got a notice in today's mail from the high school. Erika's failing gym because she comes in unprepared. I wonder if her cavalier attutude towards school has anything to do with her counting on us moving to Friedrichshof as a bail-out. She figures she can do anything she wants and it won't matter... Sign in to see full entry.

How do you know your teenage daughter loves you? When she calls you into the bathroom while she's taking a shower to relate a dream. When this event actually happened, I wrote about it in my journal. At the time, it's significance - not the dream itself, but the fact that she wanted/needed to tell... Sign in to see full entry.

Since RG's been away I've spent more time than usual on the phone. Our circle of friends, our own dysfunctional family, seem to press even closer to me in his absence, as though responding to some law of physics, trying to fill the void. First Lotti calls and then Ron. I have long, rambling... Sign in to see full entry.

35 minutes, I thought my time would have been better than that. Before RG left we had been running that same distance in 32-33 minutes. We keep track on the kitchen calendar recording our times. Last time we ran together was Sunday, not even a week ago. These last few days time has felt like the way... Sign in to see full entry.