Passing the Torch: What Gloria Steinem's Death Taught Me About My Own Quiet Revolution
The passing of the invincible Gloria Steinem fills me with sadness, but also with so many memories of my younger years and inspiration for this new season of life. How I Discovered Gloria Steinem I didn't know who Gloria Steinem was until my freshman year at Pomona College. I went to a predominantly Latino high school that was very Catholic and conservative-leaning when it came to gender roles. I first remember identifying as a feminist in middle school, and I proudly carried
Jeanette Miura
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Happy 91st Birthday, Dad: What Forgiveness Taught Me About Love After Loss
Today my father would have turned 91. He died in 2021, and in the five years since, something unexpected has happened: my relationship with him has only gotten better. Not "better" in the way we usually mean it. There have been no new conversations, no apologies. But, somehow, we are closer now than we were for most of the years he was alive. This is the story of how that happened. A Complicated Kind of Love My father Ruben and I had a complicated relationship. He was equally
Jeanette Miura
Aug 264 min read
Empty Nest Syndrome: The Tears Aren't About the Drop-Off, They're About Who I Am Without It
Driving to work this morning, I was overwhelmed by all the feels about the looming college drop-off date for my baby. I told myself not to cry because I'm wearing mascara. Even now, as I type, I have to deliberately hold back the tears. What These Tears Are Really Telling Me What are these tears telling me, showing me? The obvious answer is that my youngest of three is about to be seven hours away from me at UC Santa Cruz. But that's too simple an answer for my brain to accep
Jeanette Miura
Aug 193 min read