Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Prelude ix
5. Growing Up
6. 1 Tillie: A Mother’s Life and Early Death 1
7. 2 Mike: A Father’s Enduring Presence 13
8. 3 The Jolofsky Family: Keeping the Sabbath and More 23
9. 4 Childhood and Adolescence: My Mid-Century Toronto 33
10. 5 Daughter, Stepdaughter, Sister: Relationships Reconfigured 48
11. Growing Together
12. 6 Student/Wife/Worker: My Roles Begin to Multiply 61
13. 7 New Roles: Motherhood and Living My Husband’s Life 76
14. 8 Multitasker: Full-Time Mother, Part-Time Worker, Grad Student, and Dean’s Wife 92
15. 9 Variations on a Theme: Different Environments, Same Situations 104
16. Still Growing
17. 10 Academia: Tiptoeing into a New Life 119
18. 11 Difficult Times: Family Troubles and Work Troubles 130
19. 12 Big Fish, Little Pond: Director, Division of Occupational Therapy 142
20. 13 Little Fish, Big Pond: Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy 157
21. 14 Post-Chair and Retirement: Not Ready to Stop 169
22. 15 From Some Darkness into Light: When the Margins Aren’t Clear 185
23. 16 Last Chapter 196
24. Notes 209
25. Index 229