Author Archives: nikkimeredith
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fierce attachments: difficult mothers and the daughters who love them
Posted on October 27, 2011 by nikkimeredith in book reviews, love of a mother, Mother-Daughter Relationships.A few years ago I was at an all women dinner party and we started talking about our mothers. Because it’s Marin County — an area saturated with shrinks of all stripes — there was a lot of shrinkish vocabulary circulating the room. At one point when I talked about my mother and my complicated […]
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did not disconnect: the permanence of an ex-spouse
Posted on October 18, 2011 by nikkimeredith in dating and breakups, family.I had an uncle Danny that I never met. He died before I was born but I saw photos of him in his Navy uniform. He was boyish and handsome and, to the extent that a child can mourn someone she never met, I mourned him. Or, to be precise, I mourned the idea of […]
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it’s true, all men are bastards: when your dog falls in love with a fickle partner
Posted on October 7, 2011 by nikkimeredith in dogs, love of a mother.Alice is in love. The object of her affection is Jasper, a hefty Labradoodle who looks more like a bear than a dog. They are both shaggy but otherwise they are a picture of contrasts. She’s a creamy 25 pounder; he’s chocolate and weighs 75 pounds. Every day when we pass Jasper’s house on our […]
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unleashed aggression: how leash laws protect mother nature
Posted on September 30, 2011 by nikkimeredith in dogs.Six months ago, after a no-dog hiatus of more than ten years, my husband and I got a puppy – a half golden retriever, half poodle. (Yes, I’m trying to avoid writing Goldendoodle. Owning any kind of doodle in our location (Southern Marin) and in our demographic (empty nesters) is an ubercliché.) Cliché or no, […]
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the botoxed heart
Posted on September 26, 2011 by nikkimeredith in health and beauty, odds and sods.My husband wouldn’t smile at me. To be fair, he, more accurately, couldn’t smile at me. He was hit in the mouth with a hockey stick and required stitches both inside and outside. He’s a long time hockey player so over the years he’s had many injuries – this wasn’t even close to the worst […]
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