Catherine Gigante-Brown

I saw my present mother-in-law in a whole new light the first time she held my newborn son.

You learn a lot about people when you live in their home. The Taylors seemed to lead a joyless, Spartan existence.

erotic. intimate. unapologetic.

" Sure enough, the doorbell rang one early June day and there she was: curvy, seductive body, smooth black skin, bright blue eyes."

All bets were off after 9/11. In a twisted way, it proved to me that worry was fruitless. No one ever saw the terrorist attacks coming.

"Remember, this isn’t just happening to you, it’s happening to moms everywhere. It’s not your fault — "

“It’s almost as though this niche was patiently waiting for us to find it.”

I’m boycotting you until you start recognizing breast cancer survivors like me by carrying mastectomy bras.

I thought cancer was behind me. Until I had a weird pain near my left ovary which lasted for several days. It felt a lot like ovulation...Only, at 56, that train had left the station a long time ago.

Makeup and I have always had a love/hate relationship: I love it; it hates me.