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Full Name

Emily Mendell

Bio

Emily Mendell lives in suburban Philadelphia with her husband and two teenage sons. A graduate of The Wharton School, Emily spends her weekdays working for the US venture capital industry and her nights and weekends writing and blogging at www.mothersofbrothers.com, the website she co-founded in 2008. She is a frequent contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer as well as numerous of parenting websites and anthologies. A Jewish Mom at heart, Emily never fails to cry when listening to Josh Nelson’s L’Dor Vador, much to the mortification of her offspring.

Posts by Emily Mendell:

• Aug 23 2012
  My Kids Were Away at Camp & I Didn’t Miss Them

  The sign-off at the bottom of my letter was a familiar one: Miss you! xxoo Love, Mom It was how I finished every bunk note I sent to my two sons, Noah, 14, and Chase, 12, at sleep away camp … Continue reading →