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Jun 27 2013
Ten Great Books to Read This Summer
Welcome to the Second Annual Jordana Horn Summer Reading List, in which I recommend books for your summer reading pleasure. Some are new releases; some you may have missed because you were “working” or “taking care of children” or some … Continue reading →
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Jun 21 2013
Why You Should Definitely Follow Along As I Live-Tweet “Princesses: Long Island”
Princesses: Long Island is a show that defies words. But fear not, Kveller readers–that will not stop me! I will be live-tweeting (as @Kveller) this car wreck of a “reality” show which implicitly defames Long Island, Jewish women, women in … Continue reading →
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Jun 5 2013
Don’t We All Need Better Work-Life Balance, Regardless of Our Genitalia?
I recently read an article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek entitled, “Alpha Dads: Men Get Serious About Work-Life Balance.” Don’t be fooled, though–these are not dads who fight for work-life balance for all. Rather, they’re serious about work-life balance…for dads. Deloitte Dads, … Continue reading →
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Jun 4 2013
What Makes a Baby Jewish? Not a Donor Egg
What makes a Jewish mother? Jokes aside, a Jewish mother is a Jewish woman who mothers a Jew. This seems simple. Apparently, it isn’t. What if, Caren Chesler posited not-so-hypothetically in today’s New York Times, a Jewish couple tries to … Continue reading →
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May 29 2013
The Secret of Parenting: Do Less
I have finally unlocked the secret of parenting. Here it is: Most Of The Time, The Less You Do, The Better Your Kids Will Turn Out. Counterintuitive? Perhaps. Throwing a goose into the rotors of helicopter parents everywhere? Yes. But … Continue reading →
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May 24 2013
Friday Night: What Would Lyle Do?
Bernard Waber died last week at the age of 91. If that name doesn’t ring a bell for you, then you need to go straight to your local library and pick up one of many beautifully-illustrated kid’s books about a … Continue reading →
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May 23 2013
I Minivan, Therefore I Am… Depressed
I’m not upset about turning 40; I’m upset about getting a minivan. My age will change in a few weeks. I’ll leave the insane decade of my 30s–had two kids, had horrible divorce, had bizarre experience dating and moving back … Continue reading →
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May 14 2013
Jewish Mother’s Day, With a Side Order of Guilt
Don’t go on Facebook on Mother’s Day. “Look at the breakfast my kids cooked for me,” one of my friends posted, proudly displaying a picture of some beautifully plated granola, coffee, and bud vase of flowers. Honestly. Other friends posted … Continue reading →
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May 10 2013
Friday Night: Is One Day of Appreciation Ever Enough?
“How are you celebrating Mother’s Day?” This is what all the moms were asking each other in our “Shabbat Shalom” toddler group this morning. For some, it was only their second Mother’s Day as mothers. For others of us (hand … Continue reading →
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May 9 2013
No Matter How Many Kids You Have, You’ll Be Stressed
“Apparently I picked the wrong number of kids to have,” a friend and mother of three kids posted on my Facebook wall the other day. “Maybe you are onto something?” She–and every other mom of three kids I know–was referencing … Continue reading →
