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Kate Stone Lombardi

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The Mama's Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger

The Mama's Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger

A reexamination of the mother-son relationship

2012

Kate Stone Lombardi

Kate Stone Lombardi

Stories

Pinned

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Human Parts

Separation Anxiety: It’s Not Just for Toddlers

Sometimes, Adults Need Something to Cuddle Too

5 min readMay 9, 2023

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Separation Anxiety: It’s Not Just for Toddlers

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Human Parts

In The End

My Mom Is Pushing 100 — Why Am I Still So Conflicted?

6 min readNov 14, 2023

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In The End

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Age of Empathy

The Grandmothers I Didn’t Know

How I wish I could have known my grandmothers. How I wish they could have seen their legacy. Still, I carry them with me.

5 min readMar 10, 2023

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The Grandmothers I Didn’t Know

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The Memoirist

Trapped on The Florida Special

Magical and terrifying, the great dragon of a train chugged down the coast

4 min readJan 12, 2023

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Trapped on The Florida Special

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Age of Empathy

Falling Into Gratitude

How Do You Process Good Fortune Without Claiming to be “Blessed”?

4 min readNov 19, 2022

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Falling Into Gratitude

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Age of Empathy

Counting On The Dark

In the dark of the night, I count.

4 min readOct 15, 2022

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Counting On The Dark

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Age of Empathy

I’ve Lost That Back to School Feeling

Early this month, my husband asked what day school started.

4 min readSep 20, 2022

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I’ve Lost That Back to School Feeling

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The Memoirist

I Wrote An Obituary For Someone Who Was Still Alive — Lessons from My Worst Work Screwup Ever

I’m making this public confession to share the most important lesson of my career. Never — not even “just this once” — cut corners to meet…

7 min readAug 6, 2022

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I Wrote An Obituary For Someone Who Was Still Alive — Lessons from My Worst Work Screwup Ever

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Age of Empathy

I Can Quit Any Time I Want

Breaking My Wordscapes Addiction

4 min readJul 27, 2022

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I Can Quit Any Time I Want

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An Injustice!

Ask Your Mom — or better yet, your Grandma — About Roe V. Wade

I’ve Seen Some Things You Need to Know About

7 min readMay 24, 2022

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Ask Your Mom — or better yet, your Grandma — About Roe V. Wade

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Kate Stone Lombardi

Kate Stone Lombardi

Book Author

Journalist/author. Contributor NYT 20+ years. Also WSJ, Time.com, GH, AARP, more. Author: Mama’s Boy Myth (Penguin/Avery 2012). Cook. Besotted grandmother.

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