by Marguerite Elisofon | Aug 21, 2015 | 9/11, Allah, Attila the Hun, Boko Haram, Charlie Hebdo, Edgar Allen Poe, genocide, Hitler, holocaust, Hussein, ISIS, Muslim, Osama bin Laden, Quran, rape, religion, slavery, Yazidi women
Libraries are filled with books on religion, rape and slavery, so this week’s post is just another tiny drop of commentary in the ocean of man’s inhumanity to man (or in this case, woman). Normally, I wouldn’t even attempt to express my reaction to the horrors of...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Jul 25, 2014 | 9/11, Afghanistan, baby boomers, Boko Haram kidnapping, Fukushima disaster, Gaza, global warming, greenhouse gases, gun lobby, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia Airlines, Newtown shooting, Putin, the 1960s, Vietnam War
Growing up as a baby boomer, it seemed like the worst thing that ever happened was the Vietnam War. My friends and I worried about all the young men (some of them boyfriends) who might be drafted and die in a war many people believed we shouldn’t even be...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Jan 10, 2014 | 9/11, airline delays, airport security, blizzards, confusing websites, Delta, FAA rules, flight cancellations, holiday travel, Jet Blue, JFK closing, Los Angeles, pilots, polar vortex, recorded voices
Even in the best of weather, flying can give you the blues. Nowadays, you have to arrive at the airport two hours early, stand on line to check your luggage, and wait again to go through security. At the security station, you must remove your shoes, watches, and...
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. 