"Giving up driving has been very hard for me, limiting my freedom and mobility and spontaneity. My adjustment has been finally learning to competently use Uber."
I loved this. One line made me laugh out loud: "I expect to be buried next to my husband, and near two other couples we were close friends with—the ultimate triple date."
This may be my favorite oldster interview so far - thank you, Sari! And please thank Judith: what a funny, loving, powerful person she is. I feel inspired to meet the day -
Sari I so hope you will publish a book one day comprised of these interviews. They are fascinating snapshots of our world. I especially love what each person feels will happen when they die, and their perspective on life so far. You’ve got such treasures here.
Thanks for responding to my comments. I was able to go back and play the video you posted of Judith Virost's talk for SS 100th B-day.It was deliteful. Also, I love your bubbly energy; it made the event totally enjoyable.
We have read your Alexander books to our children and kept up with your books on reaching new ages and stages of your life. You are a gem and I love your attitude about carrying on and making the best of things. I can identify with the medical issues with aging. We love you for making our lives richer.
I’ve been nodding and smiling along with Judith Viorst since she was a columnist for Redbook in the early 70s. Her book NECESSARY LOSSES is like a long, searching and unforgettable conversation with a wise older friend who understands that no one is ever truly grown up. The new book sounds like the continuation I need now, at 75. I’ve just ordered the audiobook for the pleasure of her voice.
How lovely that you are still imparting your wit and wisdom, Ms. Viorst. I am convinced that my much older boyfriend (and later husband) and I were the inspiration for A Lot to Give Each Other, your poem published by New York Magazine in 1970. I reread it every once in awhile. Thank you for that, and for making Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good…a book I didn’t mind reading over, and over, and over again to our two children.
Loved this interview. Have a lot of empathy about the driving. My dad jumped the median and side swapped a row of trees before he relinquished his keys. For him, it was giving up a lot of his independence. 🥺
I need to bottle some of that perspective for my mom. I was a publicist at S&S in the 1980s and it always seemed like one of Judy’s books was on the verge of being published.
I loved this. One line made me laugh out loud: "I expect to be buried next to my husband, and near two other couples we were close friends with—the ultimate triple date."
That made me laugh, too.
I have admired Judith Viorst for decades and this reminded me why. Another oldster with a great attitude.
One of the best summaries ever of human life and aging:
“What has aging given you? Taken away from you?
“a) I’m certainly not as dumb as I used to be. b) People I love keep dying.”
Thank you.
This may be my favorite oldster interview so far - thank you, Sari! And please thank Judith: what a funny, loving, powerful person she is. I feel inspired to meet the day -
Sari I so hope you will publish a book one day comprised of these interviews. They are fascinating snapshots of our world. I especially love what each person feels will happen when they die, and their perspective on life so far. You’ve got such treasures here.
Working on an anthology proposal…Thank you!
Yeah!!
Thanks for responding to my comments. I was able to go back and play the video you posted of Judith Virost's talk for SS 100th B-day.It was deliteful. Also, I love your bubbly energy; it made the event totally enjoyable.
We have read your Alexander books to our children and kept up with your books on reaching new ages and stages of your life. You are a gem and I love your attitude about carrying on and making the best of things. I can identify with the medical issues with aging. We love you for making our lives richer.
It’s wonderful pieces like this that make me happy to pay to subscribe to your work, Sari! Thank you for this.
I hate when people tell women of a certain age that they're AMAZING. but you are, amazing. tap me if you want a new friend.
happy birthday!
I’ve been nodding and smiling along with Judith Viorst since she was a columnist for Redbook in the early 70s. Her book NECESSARY LOSSES is like a long, searching and unforgettable conversation with a wise older friend who understands that no one is ever truly grown up. The new book sounds like the continuation I need now, at 75. I’ve just ordered the audiobook for the pleasure of her voice.
Upbeat and inspiring! Can't wait to read the book.
What a great pleasure to read this gifted, funny author's take on the world! She almost gave me as much pep this morning as the election in Wisconsin.
Me, too. It's a good combo!
This was fascinating. I hope to live half as rich of a life as her once I get to 94.
How lovely that you are still imparting your wit and wisdom, Ms. Viorst. I am convinced that my much older boyfriend (and later husband) and I were the inspiration for A Lot to Give Each Other, your poem published by New York Magazine in 1970. I reread it every once in awhile. Thank you for that, and for making Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good…a book I didn’t mind reading over, and over, and over again to our two children.
Loved this interview. Have a lot of empathy about the driving. My dad jumped the median and side swapped a row of trees before he relinquished his keys. For him, it was giving up a lot of his independence. 🥺
I need to bottle some of that perspective for my mom. I was a publicist at S&S in the 1980s and it always seemed like one of Judy’s books was on the verge of being published.
She is and has always been a beautiful person. I remember enjoying her poems in New York Magazine when I was around 18.
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