by Marguerite Elisofon | Aug 14, 2015 | ALUT, autism, Christians, De Blasio, Fellowship House, homelessness, Israel, Jews, Marie Antoinette, mentally ill, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, politicians, poor, rentals, Robin Hood
Why are there so many more homeless people living in our streets? New Yorkers all over the city are asking. No wonder Mayor De Blasio’s approval rating has plummeted. The New York Times reported that more than half of New York voters (53%) disapprove of the way...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Aug 27, 2014 | air travel, autism, empty nest, family vacations, Gurney's Inn, Israel, Labor Day, massage, Montauk, national anthem, Pace University, romantic getaways, traffic, Vassar
Could my husband Henry, our family tour guide and travel agent, plan one more exotic summer vacation for our WHOLE nuclear family? Not this year. (See “Ottoman Odyssey,” 9/6/13 for last August’s adventure). For one thing, it was impossible to predict...
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...
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. 