September 2015 - Laurie Stone Writes

September 24, 2015

Think You’re Too Old in Your Fifties? Think Again.

PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, DECEMBER 22, 2016 Admit it. When you were young, you thought being in your fifties was older than time itself. You couldn’t imagine being that aged and decrepit. But then the years moved forward. And here you are. The strangest thing is you look around and realize they aren’t […]

September 17, 2015

I’ll Stay a Woman

Lots of people are changing gender these days. And I get the notion of being born in the wrong body. But it got me thinking. Would I rather be a guy? How would it feel ambling through life with better pay, more corporate and political clout, not to mention a bigger, stronger body? Would I chuck […]

September 3, 2015

What Makes an Awesome Mom?

PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, JULY 15, 2016 I had lunch with my mother recently. We laughed. We kvetched. We became teary-eyed over my recently-deceased father. We lamented over the world’s problems. I couldn’t help realizing what a great mother she’s been all my life. And that got me thinking. What makes a great mother? […]