May 8Gold MaidBy Ophira Eisenberg A whisper before my son could read, he was gifted a set of four decks of playing cards, all with cute cartoon illustrations on them: one with smiling fish for Go Fish!, another with dancing numbers for Crazy 8s, pairs of zoo animals for a matching game…Parenting5 min read
May 9, 2021An Apology Letter To My Mom FriendsBy Ophira Eisenberg My Dear Mom Friends,Motherhood3 min read
Jan 3, 2021Looking Back on my 2020 ResolutionsI love making New Year’s resolutions. I’ve been writing them down every year since I was 14 years old. In case you’re wondering how many I’ve achieved, well, I’ll say this: in the last 30 years, my goals haven’t changed. With a few exceptions. “Get a boyfriend” dropped off the…Resolutions6 min read
Published in Cancer Moonshot℠·May 8, 2016Inside JokeFrom a cancer diagnosis to a miscarriage to pregnant — at age 43 — When I found out I was pregnant at 43 years old, as a standup I immediately brought it to the stage. I joked that I was both high risk and an inspiration, that finding out was somewhere in between a surprise and a mistake, like a “wow” with a “holy…Pregnancy11 min read