Alex Always
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
- Birthday
- January 14
- Bio
- Seeker of truth, lover of beauty, fan of pleasure.
Yogi, meditator, searching for the essence of life.
My partner's lover, my childrens' loving guide, my grandchildrens' biggest fan.
I love my life, my home, my kayak and my cats.
MY RECENT POSTS
- I BELIEVE
October 20, 2009 06:16PM - How Long Is Forever?
July 23, 2009 10:23PM - I HATE MOTHERS DAY
May 10, 2009 10:42PM - MENOPAUSE: WHAT YOUR MOTHER
DIDN'T TELL YOU
April 30, 2009 11:51AM - SUPPORTING GAY MARRIAGE - MY
GAY PRIDE OF THE BEST SORT
April 12, 2009 07:52PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “At 63 I have been
through it all. Please see my
latest post
on
menopause.”
May 03, 2009 10:04PM - “yes, I understand as
well, see my most recent
post.”
May 02, 2009 04:13PM - “Ok, googled it. Man, the
fucker needed pills to
enhance
performance? How
sorry…”
April 21, 2009 11:09PM - “What everyone said!
Karma, they were both shits,
and good for
you. But for
me,…”
April 21, 2009 11:07PM - “Been there done that.
Imagine after all these years
we still
come out
orange.
How…”
April 20, 2009 11:10AM
Alex Always's Links
I BELIEVE
I believe the policeman is your friend and
grandchildren are the prize
you win for surviving parenthood.
I believe that women should not
feel they must fake an orgasm and
should always have the right to choose.
I believe that everyone should have the
right to marry, but that couples shoul… Read full post »
How Long Is Forever?
I HATE MOTHERS DAY
Many of my recent memories of my mother seemed connected in some way to my parents' golf cart. I remember sitting there next to my mother the day before her birthday, which fell two days before mine. She was looking pleased, having won yet another hole from me, her eyes all… Read full post »
MENOPAUSE: WHAT YOUR MOTHER DIDN'T TELL YOU
This letter to the editor appeared in USA Today on November 19, 1993, which accounts for the pink tinge of the paper. It was written by my daughter, which accounts for why I still have it sixteen years later. She wrote it while in college in Wisconsin during a debate on… Read full post »
MOTHER LOVE - IN WHICH A FANTASY TURNS OUT TO BE TRUE
She holds her child still warm and wet from the womb, asks the usual question about fingers and toes, and then, acknowledging the pain, manages to find serenity in a job well done. Later when her daughter is brought to her bedside she unwraps the blanket to see for herself the… Read full post »
The Eight Year Old Pariah - Part Two
THE EIGHT YEAR OLD PARIAH - 55 YEARS LATER
Last night before I went to sleep, I read the few comments that had been posted. I was gratified to see that people were so touched by the child's sadness and outraged at the mother's behavior. This morning to my utter amazement,… Read full post »
There she was at my back door, the little girl who lived two houses down, in a house exactly like ours. She stood peering through the screen door into the kitchen, watching intently as I put icing on the cupcakes I had just baked for my son's 8th birthday.
She… Read full post »
MY BRUSH WITH DEATH: A WHODUNNIT
It is 1978 and I am in my second year of law school. I am a non-traditional aged student, which is to say that I am married, have two daughters in elementary school and a house in the burbs. It is because of the two girls that my husband takes out… Read full post »
In God's Waiting Room
I am in Boca Raton Florida, sitting in my mother's bedroom typing on her computer. Like everything else around here, it is old, and freezes every so often, which makes me gnash my teeth as I reboot. I am here in Florida because she has just had heart surgery. She… Read full post »
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