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Nov 7 2013
My Fifth Time Giving Birth & I Still Wasn’t Prepared for This
“I’m not even supposed to BE here today.” That line–one of my favorites from the movie Clerks–kept going through my head as I checked myself into labor and delivery at the hospital last week. The words were incongruous, at fierce … Continue reading →
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Oct 24 2013
Preparing for a Newborn With or Without a Superstorm
It was, as they say, a dark and stormy night. The power had gone out hours ago, and we’d put the kids to bed on the early side with flashlights and tiny battery-powered votive candles. That was when it was … Continue reading →
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Oct 16 2013
What Nesting Looks Like… For the Fifth Child
Anyone who’s had a baby knows what “nesting” is. It’s the urge that kicks in shortly before the baby will be born–the one that inspires you to actually organize and prepare your home for the impending new arrival. Nesting evokes a … Continue reading →
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Oct 3 2013
A Day in the Life: Jordana Horn, Work-from-Home (Pregnant) Mother of Four
Ever wonder how other parents handle (or try to handle) the day-to-day grind of raising young kids? We were, which is why we started this series. Here’s a day in the life of Kveller contributing editor, Jordana Horn. I’ve been scared … Continue reading →
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Sep 17 2013
Why My Family Builds a Sukkah
During Yom Kippur, like many of you, I sat and stood for hours in synagogue, the change in posture serving as punctuation for my thoughts. As the sun crossed the sky, I thought about the person I had been for … Continue reading →
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Sep 12 2013
A Collective Confession for Parents on Yom Kippur
On Yom Kippur, we stand in our respective congregations and recite the Vidui, a confession of a litany of sins for which we claim collective responsibility. We do this as a group, I remember being told as a child, so … Continue reading →
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Sep 3 2013
My Baby Got Stitches & I’m Still Recuperating
Holding down your 10-month-old daughter as she screams at the top of her lungs while someone sews her eyebrow back together is not an experience I would recommend to anyone. And yet…welcome to motherhood! There are many things I can … Continue reading →
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Aug 22 2013
You Are Your Own Birth Advocate
“Are laboring and birthing women treated abusively in the hospital?” Wait…what? My first thought on reading that sentence was, “That doesn’t even make sense.” I’m familiar with abusive relationships, as well as with labor and birthing. This sentence, from an … Continue reading →
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Aug 15 2013
Rosh Hashanah Resolution: Less Frustration, More Joy
To gear up for the High Holidays this year, we’re asking our writers and readers for their Rosh Hashanah Resolution. Here’s one from contributing editor Jordana Horn. I have so many new years’ resolutions that it is hard to whittle it down to … Continue reading →
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Aug 14 2013
What the Opt-Out Generation Really Wants
I am a non-practicing lawyer, a freelance journalist, an aspiring novelist (where does the time go, anyway? Let me look in my 10-month-old’s mouth to see if she ate it like she eats everything else) and mother of four, soon … Continue reading →
