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Iris Krasnow

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The Ethel, HuffPost, United Press International (UPI), The Girlfriend from AARP, AARP, Sierra Magazine, Romper, Capital Gazette, The Brunswick News
I am the senior editor of AARP's The Ethel online publication (aarpethel.com) the author of seven books, the mother of four sons.
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Iris Krasnow: Does mother really know best? I say yes, most of the time | COMMENTARY

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Cover image of Iris Krasnow’s first book “Surrendering to Motherhood,” painted by Annapolis artist Moe. (Courtesy) PUBLISHED: May 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Whether we loved them or felt some loathing, we think of our moms every Mother’s Day. I loved Helene Krasnow, who passed away at age 86 in 2006.
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Iris Krasnow: This Father’s Day cherish the lessons you learned from dad | COMMENTARY

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Iris Krasnow writes: "In fourth grade I clung to him after our president was murdered, blood splattering his wife, a scene we watched on a small black and white TV in our classroom." (AP Photo, file) PUBLISHED: June 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT Every Father’s Day, my dad, who died in February 1986, seems to come back to life.
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Iris Krasnow: How to sustain merriment after the holiday euphoria wears off | COMMENTARY

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As our world churns and causes us stress, how do we find solace and peace? This is particularly challenging after the prolonged euphoria that tracks the buildup to the winter holidays, a mélange of merriment that begins at Halloween and ends with parties ringing in a new year. Christmas trees that were a vibrant green and dripping with ornaments are now crusty corpses, tossed out at curbs. Blow-ups of Rudolph and his reindeer are no longer prancing across neighborhood lawns.
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