by Marguerite Elisofon | Dec 26, 2014 | Black Friday, Chinese food, Christmas, Cyber Monday, Dnna Reed, Hanukah, holidays, ipads, Jewish, Jimmy Stewary, Norman Rockwell, Santa Claus, twins. birthdays, xbox
If you’re Jewish like me and—and not very religious—your experience of Christmas is probably very different from the traditional family holiday featured in a Norman Rockwell painting. Even if you light Hanukkah candles every night and wrap eight gifts for each...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Dec 7, 2013 | "White Christmas, autism, Christmas, depression, holiday blues, New Year's Eve, Norman Rockwell, Rolls Royce, Scrooge, seasonal affective disorder, Thanksgiving, Turkey
When my best friend and I were single and in our 20’s, we referred to Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve as “the Trifecta.” Unlike children, retail stores and Hallmark, we were not filled with holiday cheer. In fact, we dreaded the onset of holidays. ...
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. 