by Marguerite Elisofon | Jan 30, 2015 | blizzards, Bumble Bee, Cottonelle, eggs, Florida, Food Emporium, Governor Cuomo, Juno, Mayor DeBlasio, meteorologists, New York City, Perrier, Poland Spring, snow storms, super market, The New York Post
History was made this week—but NOT the way meteorologists expected. Record snowfalls were predicted in a seemingly endless (and tedious) loop on every news station all weekend. In anticipation of an overnight snowfall of two to three feet, Governor Cuomo and...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Jan 23, 2015 | "Keep the Change, acceptance, Asperger's Syndrome, autism, b'nai mitzvah, college graduation, disabilities, Judaism, Kaleidoscope, twins, writer's block
In spite of severe writer’s block, this week I was (finally!) inspired to write about “acceptance”—a deceptively bland word with multiple meanings, often accompanied by a broad range of emotions. Dictionary.com offered three definitions: “the act of taking or...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Jan 16, 2015 | autism, basketball, Colorado, empty nest, Florida, football, Giants, hibernating, holidays, Idaho, January sales, Knicks, ski resorts, sledding, snowbirds, twins, Utah, winter
Now that the holidays are behind us—and the January sales are upon us—how do we cope with all these frigid, dark days? It’s not like spring is around the corner; we still have to slog through February and March (possibly the cruelest months). Yes, I know...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Jan 9, 2015 | Brooklyn, Crown Heights, deBlasio, Elliott Elisofon, empty nest, iconic restaurants, Marimekko, Obama, Peter Luger's, porterhouse steak, reservations, River Cafe, terriers
No, we didn’t drop in on DeBlasio or Obama this past weekend. More exciting—to us anyway—was our inaugural visit to our son’s new home in Brooklyn. Despite the relentless rain this past Saturday, Henry and I made our first pilgrimage to Crown Heights to visit...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Jan 2, 2015 | baby boomers, baby proofing, babysitters, birthdays, cancer, empty nest, Febreze, Google, grandparents, holidays, Lego, suburbia, the next generation, twins
Hatching the Next Generation Instead of looking back at 2014, I thought it would be more fun to look forward. What happens to new empty nesters down the road after their offspring have flown the coop? Some parents may preserve a grown up child’s room...
Marguerite Elisofon is a New York City writer and the author of My Picture Perfect Family, a memoir about how her family navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups existed. She also blogs about parenting young adults and disability related issues in The Never Empty Nest. Her writing has been featured in a variety of publications, including Time and NY Metro Parents magazine, and her family’s story has been featured by the NY Post, Fox News, The Daily Mail, and on Jenny McCarthy’s Dirty Sexy Funny radio show. A Vassar graduate, Marguerite was born and raised in New York City, where she still lives with her husband, Howard, in their mostly-empty nest. She is available to speak about a wide variety of issues relating to twins, parenting, and autism. 