Mom’s First Hug at 69

Thank You, Mama

Best-selling author, book critic and journalist, Meredith Maran, shares a deeply inspiring story about how, after a lifetime of aversions, she and her mom Rita became friends when Meredith was 69 and Rita 93. We learn so much from these exceptional ladies: not to give up before a miracle, that no one is just good or evil (not even our mothers), that anger is like drinking poison, and that people do change – even at 69. Or 93.

To learn more about Meredith, and to read the article she wrote "O Magazine" about her and Rita becoming friends late in life, please go here. 

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