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Apr 10 2013
How I Prepared My Son for his Little Sister
The conversation was simple and direct: Mommy had a baby in her belly and in the spring, when the flowers came out, so would the baby. Our nearly 2-year-old son took it in stride, though my heart ached for his … Continue reading →
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Feb 28 2013
My Fears About Being a Mom with Epilepsy
Because I have epilepsy, I had decided that, when the time came to have children, I would be adopting. This was compounded by the fact that I was on a medication that was high-risk to take while pregnant. But, when … Continue reading →
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Jan 17 2013
Fairytales for the Next Generation: Beauty Isn’t Everything
I am a storyteller, so my children were first exposed to fairytales through my own storytelling rather than reading them in books. My son really loved “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” amended slightly to teach the lesson about not walking … Continue reading →
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Dec 18 2012
Coming to Terms With My Son’s Allergies
When my son was 10 months old, we started giving him some of the foods that you normally test with a baby. Many of them went well; egg did not. He threw up and broke out into hives. In subsequent … Continue reading →
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Nov 5 2012
Take Your Child To Vote Day
My son was born four years ago, a month before the presidential election. With him in an Ergo, I took the sleeping baby with me to vote. A few times since, I have taken him with me to vote in … Continue reading →
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Jul 23 2012
Parent Dating: How to Pick Up New Friends
They tell you about the exhaustion, the hours of feeding, the diapers, and the cuddles. They don’t tell you about the revolving door your social life is about to become. Parent Dating Phase #1: The Pregnancy Pick-Up In the last … Continue reading →
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Mar 16 2012
Women Congratulate My Husband For Spending Time With Our Kids
People seem to think that my husband is an anomaly. He has spent the last three years splitting our parenting duties evenly, spending a day a week with our children and working the other four days. He took advantage of … Continue reading →
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Mar 2 2012
Friday Night: My Preschooler Made Us Celebrate Shabbat
One night, at dinner, my 3-year-old son suddenly said “Shabbat Shalom.”
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Nov 23 2010
To Jew or Not to Jew: Nursery School
It’s nursery school time. My son just turned 2 and we’re trying to figure out where he’ll go to school next year. We know we want to give him a good education and socialize him in a group setting. With … Continue reading →
