Mar 4 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 2:59 pm
Many of you may have seen The Big Bang Theory Super Bowl promo that our cast participated in. I believe it aired in the first 10 minutes or so of play in this year’s Super Bowl. The promo featured the entire cast of The Big Bang Theory swaggering down a smokey hallway, all decked out in football gear. The punchline was that Leonard was wearing his pads and jockstrap on the outside of his uniform. Read the rest of this entry →
Mar 1 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 2:36 pm
This week’s most popular posts from Raising Kvell, in case you missed them.
- We Need to Quit Telling Lies on Facebook. Where to begin? With 85,000 likes and 600 comments (and counting), clearly this plea to stop sugar-coating our lives on Facebook has struck a chord with parents and non-parents alike.
- Being a Parent with Cerebral Palsy. While Jason’s disability does effect some of the ways he parents his small child, he doesn’t focus on what he cannot do. A truly inspiring story.
- How Do I Explain Special Needs to My Kids? When her son asked her why a young boy was making loud noises during services, Jordana didn’t know how to tell him about special needs without confusing him or offending the boys’ parents.
- Twins are Coming and I am Freaking Out. With twins on the way, Cara is starting to freak out about everything–how her toddler will handle it, how their house is too small, how she doesn’t know if she’ll be able to breastfeed them.
Feb 27 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 12:00 pm
I wonder when parenting/my life will stop feeling like something to survive, but for today I can say with confidence and a smile on my face that we survived Purim.
As I described last week, despite the fact that we are in the middle of a divorce, our sons designed a family-themed Purim costume as they have in years past. The exact character designations changed slightly in the past week and here’s how it shook down: Fred, who is 4 and Miles, who is 7, went as everyone’s favorite French vintage comic book hero Tintin. Mike (my almost ex) went as Captain Haddock, like the fish. I still went as Snowy the Dog. Read the rest of this entry →
Feb 22 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 3:09 pm
This week’s most popoular posts from Raising Kvell, in case you missed them.
- Explaining to My Son Why Some People Don’t Think I’m Jewish. When a man from her former Ultra Orthodox community accused Yael of being “not Jewish” right in front of her son, Yael had some gentle explaining to do.
- Ten Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Parenting a Child with Special Needs. As part of our month long series for Jewish Disability Awareness Month, we get invaluable tips from a mom who’s been parenting a child with special needs for 20 years.
- An Exclusive Purim Message from Maya Rudolph. Who doesn’t love a celebrity wishing you a happy Purim? A cameo from Cookie Monster isn’t too bad, either.
- In Praise of Awesome Aunts. Moms and dads aren’t the only one who make an impact on their kids–here’s a touching tribute to amazing aunts.
By Mayim Bialik at 12:01 pm
I have so many posts that I want to write. I’m going to write a post about the Super Bowl promo that the cast of The Big Bang Theory did. (I wore a football uniform that did not involve a football skirt since they don’t exist.) I’m going to write a post about where I’m at in this divorce mess. I also am going to write a post about what it’s like having a fancy assistant.
For now, however, I’m not going to write those posts because I continue to have tendinitis and now it’s in both hands. So Fancy Assistant Brandon is typing while I dictate and while he’s a very good typist and pleasant to be around, it’s really a major bummer to not be able to use my hands. Read the rest of this entry →
Feb 19 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 11:29 am
Purim is next Saturday night/Sunday. I’m getting divorced. Let me tell you what I’ve learned this Purim season: kids don’t give a good gosh darn if you’re getting divorced; they want you to show up for Purim in a family-themed costume.
Two years ago, we were all superheroes. I was Wonder Woman (tznius-style, complete with denim skirt past the knee rather than bathing suit), the elder son was Superman, the younger son was Batman, and the almost-ex was Robin. We were adorable.
Last year, we were cowboys. Also adorable. Read the rest of this entry →
Feb 15 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 2:45 pm
The most popular posts from Raising Kvell this week, in case you missed them.
- True Love is Spending Valentine’s in the Hospital with My Ex and His New Baby. Jordana spent her Valentine’s Day visiting the hospital where her ex-husband’s wife just gave birth, all so that he kids could meet their new brother.
- For My Son on the Autistic Spectrum, Where Does He Fit into the Jewish Community? Benay’s son has special learning needs, but he absolutely loves Judaism and she wants to be able to give him a full Jewish education. But that might be hard.
- I Remembered Why I Love My Children. With her husband in Israel, solo parenting her four kids was exhausting at first, but then Dahlia was reminded the unique qualities of each child that make them so lovable.
- Do You Need to Get an Amnio Just Because You’re Over 35? When I was 37 and pregnant, everybody and their mother had an opinion on what I should do about the amnio. Turns out, I just needed to go with my gut.
Feb 14 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 1:31 pm
Both of my boys were sick this past weekend. Thank God, nothing bad, not the flu, just high fever, runny, lethargic, and fitful all night and most of the day as well. I was alone with the boys, with my tendinitis hand and my low patience, which seems to be the tagline to my life right now: “Mayim Bialik: Actress, Neuroscientist, Low Patience.”
Here are the high points and low points, presented alternately, so as to spread out the bad and sprinkle them with good.
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Feb 12 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 1:52 pm
I am in the middle of a divorce. We’re in the home stretch and I have chosen to keep pretty much all of the details private for a few reasons.
What I want to share, however, are some of the things I have used as my personal guiding principles and tools, as it were, as I navigate divorce. Let’s call these “Mayim’s Tools for Divorce.”
1. Put the kids first. They didn’t ask for this. They will have a hard enough time coping with the irrevocable loss of their intact home; they don’t need more drama than already exists for them. Even if they’ll be better off in two happy unfighting homes than one unhappy fighting home, divorce sucks for kids. Period. I kept pictures of my boys all over my house and dressing room during this period so I constantly am reminded of them in this whole mess as I negotiate contracts and such. Read the rest of this entry →
Feb 8 2013
By Mayim Bialik at 3:01 pm
This week’s most popular posts from Raising Kvell, in case you missed them.
- Our Favorite Purim Costumes for 2013. From cutesy to Jewish-y to just plain wacky, we’ve searched through the infinite internet to find you the best costumes for this year’s Purim celebration.
- It’s Totally Cool to Brag About Your Kids on Facebook. A recent piece in the New York Times called out parents who kvell over their kids on Facebook, but if we’re allowed to brag about our jobs, our friends, and anything else we’re proud of, why not our kids?
- 8 Tips for Choosing a Hebrew School for Children with Special Needs. We kicked off February’s Jewish Disability Awareness Month with some super helpful tips for parents who are looking to send their kids with special learning needs to Hebrew school.
- Parenting in a Different Language. Living in Israel with mostly Hebrew-speaking kids, Sarah wants to make sure that a language barrier doesn’t make any other barriers between her and her children.
