When family rides out a storm together, that’s when the wind really starts to blow.
This winter, including these last few days, many families are finding themselves snowed in. Mother Nature doesn’t really care if you’ve got a house full of complaining children who can’t find anything good on television. I’m hearing from plenty of women who want to know how to entertain kids during the 29th snow day this [...]
My parents go to the movies – look out drivers!
My parents don’t go to the movies too often. They prefer to watch whatever my brother recommends from the comfort of their Barcaloungers. Why don’t they watch what I recommend? One word: Borat. My dad still isn’t the same. There are several reasons why they don’t like watching movies in public. Dad could do without [...]
Up in smoke – one mommy’s collection of unrealized dreams
Every once in a while, I hear from women who gave up something in order to have children. They lament about a postponed European trip or maybe a successful career long ago set aside in favor of playgroups, Sesame Street, and mood stabilizers. I feel their pain. I love my husband and kids with all [...]
Takin’ care of business in the form of a love letter
Dear Lovely Reader, In the past year, I entered middle age, experienced a few medical scares, fell apart emotionally, and accidentally ate a worm. Somehow I’ve managed to recover, assess my life, and come to the conclusion that I must change a few things about myself in order to grow older with dignity and fewer [...]
I got stuck in Atlanta and almost lost my mind
Trying to fly out of a southern city during a snow storm is a lot like watching a Tim Burton movie – you begin the adventure with a smile, but quickly feel nauseated and end up hoping for a quick demise so that the suffering might finally, compassionately end. Friday, February 12, 2010 2pm Arrive [...]
Friday Night Lights
…a blast from the past. Jews have been following a certain routine of rest for thousands of years and, in our house, Shabbat breaks down this way: I light candles and cover my eyes, while everyone else covers their ears. Then I sing a prayer of thanks and try to get one note right. Afterward, [...]
United we stand, divided we fall apart
“You’re a lucky woman.” “You’re a lucky man.” How many times has an older person said that to you? Women over sixty watch your husband changing diapers, making dinner, or taking the pennies out of his pockets before missing the hamper. They practically genuflect. Retired men see your wife earning a living, carting the kids [...]
Getting older is hot.
Do you remember where you were the first time you felt it? Most people remember. They can tell you what they were wearing. They can sing a few verses of the song that was playing at the time. Me? I can tell you what I was reading (Eat, Pray, Love) and what I was smelling [...]
File under fun: Mom and Dad, who need help working the coffee machine, might buy a computer
We had dinner with my parents the other night. The good people who produce reality-based shows like Bounty Hunters and Man v. Food don’t know what they’re missing. Sitting down at my mother’s table is an adventure the likes of which they’ve never seen, not in the jungles of South America or the streets of [...]
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