Karen C. Hug-Nagy Archives - Mothering in the Middle

The Many Orbits of a Midlife Mother

by Karen C. Hug-Nagy

Becoming a first time Mom of twins at age forty-five was like viewing a meteor shower in space, an amazing sight! Within an instant, I could sense a shift in my current orbit. I suspected something was about to change, and it did, with a loud BANG! […]

Lucky Doubles (A Commentary)

by Karen Hug-Nagy

Well, I’m ten years into this midlife mothering experience, and at 55, I’m still learning how to become a Mom. I begged the fertility gods for one child and I hit the jackpot, twins! I thought the infertility rollercoaster was complicated. Parenting two is more like trying to keep up with mini-rockets on a mission. […]