Some friends of mine bought a house. It was their childhood home. It was not their only childhood home and in reality, they probably did not live in it for that long, but it was the first and last home they all lived in together with both parents. It was a beautiful...
I am conflicted about most of Judaism, but I am the most conflicted about Passover. It is a historical fact that the Hebrews were never slaves in Egypt. So, is the Passover story a story of cultural appropriation, of stealing the pain and suffering of others to create...
One of my more embarrassing college relationships involved a boy who wrecked my car, while borrowing it to stalk his ex-girlfriend. He was older, having already left one school under dramatic circumstances. We met in a creative writing class and I liked his romantic...
Last night my 11-year-old hit a baseball. It wasn't a home run, he was out at first, but he hit the ball. It's been a struggle for him since he left t-ball for kid pitch. He loves sports, he loves baseball, he wants so badly to be good at it, but he's also an anxious...
It's not a popular statement in "mommy groups" where we're all supposed to agree that parenting is SO HARD ALL THE TIME but, I've occasionally said that the hardest part of being my daughter's mother was her birth. It was ridiculously, life-threateningly, hard. It was...
Most 21st century parents are big on "consequences." We talk about the consequences of actions, we try and outdo each other to make sure we are allowing are children to suffer the natural consequences of their actions (don't ever, ever bring a middle school child or...