What is your first memory? It is probably from when you were around four years old, maybe three. One of my earliest memories was when I was sitting with my parents…
The other day, Charlie turned to me matter of factly and said, “Mom, I know what the “S”word is. I found out during my playdate today.” “Crap,”I thought to myself. …
“These things are good: ice cream and cake, a ride on a Harley, seeing monkeys in the trees, the rain on my tongue, and the sun shining on my face. These things are…
Have you ever held yourself back from doing something simply because you don’t think you can do it? Or how about (even worse), holding back because you believe others won’t be accepting…
“That’s Meg’s daughter, she was adopted!”exclaimed a mother I hardly knew, speaking loudly. The scene took place over the summer at a pool, as I was being introduced by the mother to…
I just heard that Jane Lynch who plays Sue Sylvester in the hit show “Glee”wrote a fabulous new memoir. To kick off her prose, she wrote a letter to her 20-year-old self. …
“It just isn’t fair!”I shouted to my parents. It was 1982, and we were living in Cairo, Egypt due to my father’s job. Peter, my older brother by 15 months, had…
As we approach the 10 year anniversary of our nation’s worst terrorist attack and recall with so much emotion the tragic events of that day, I balance my grief at the event with…
I remember watching Woody Allen’s 2009 film, “Whatever Works“and thinking to myself, “What an interesting phrase.”Written in the context of love and relationships, it never occurred to me at the time that…
Ethan and I experienced a few firsts today. He rode a subway (the “R”) for the first time; I learned how to organize my iPad apps by topic; and, while being interviewed…
Today, Rosa Jurjevics, who works for Scholastic came to our hometown to film Ethan, our older son who (along with his brother Charlie) was born with my genetic condition. The purpose for…
This is me in January 1999 at The House of Botticelli in Bronxville, NY. I had recently become engaged to my husband John, and it was time for me to go look…
I’m Meg Zucker. By day I’m a seasoned attorney specializing in anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism, but in my parallel universe I’ve begun a campaign to help people embrace their differences. To…