Jeanne Fiocca
- Aug 29
How I Healed from Losing my Mom
Forty-three years ago today the nine-year-old girl I was woke up with a houseful of loved ones to begin her walk through a dimly lit,...
Jeanne Fiocca
- Feb 10, 2023
The Tradition Continues
Over 22 years ago I started gifting photo calendars to my children's grandmother at Christmas. You've seen the kind I'm sure: a photo per...
Jeanne Fiocca
- Oct 10, 2020
My Mama's Madonna
My mom had one of these when I was little. Either the halo or the bird(or both) had been glued back on. Mom died at age 50, when I was 9...
Jeanne Fiocca
- Oct 27, 2018
How to Win Parenting.
The most important lesson I learned about parenting I learned from the author Toni Morrison. She was on Oprah years ago and she said...
Jeanne Fiocca
- Jun 29, 2018
Reflections on my Boy-crazy Youth
You know what I was interested in during High School? Boys. I was involved in a few things: I worked at a movie theater, I was on the...
Jeanne Fiocca
- Jun 25, 2018
Divorce is no Day at the Beach
Yesterday my 18 year old son headed off to Virginia Beach with some friends. I was delighted. I had speculated that having a full time...
Jeanne Fiocca
- Jan 9, 2018
Born to love.
I believe that children are born to love their parents. I think it is inherent in our DNA. When we come out of the womb we are coded to...
