Musings on the three most important things in my life; my husband, my kids and my Little Yellow Notepad
“YOU IN THE BLUE CAP, GET OUT OF THE SHUL RIGHT NOW!” bellows the head counselor; pointing at the boy in the blue cap who dared whisper to his friend 5 minutes into camp. What goes through the mind of a head counselor as he publicly humiliates the child with the blue cap, I’ll never… Continue reading Dear head counselors and staff,
“Wow, I’m the best mother ever! I’ve really got it all figured out!” Said no mother, ever. That's just how it works; part of the gift of motherhood is the gift of doubt, guilt and second guessing. And that’s where good advice comes in. The remedy for all this is good advice. But not all… Continue reading Good Advice…or is it?
The countdown is on, Pesach is coming. When you read that sentence, did it make your heart start palpitating and you started breaking out in a cold sweat? Or did you feel a thrill of excitement and burst of adrenaline for this incredible, all encompassing Jewish holiday that wraps you up in a world of… Continue reading Six Sanity Tips for Pesach
My daughter is in high school. My daughter left to high school. My only daughter left home and is now in high school. I am in high school I mean, my daughter is in high school. Yes, I’m having a hard time! What’s so hard about it? She left. She’s in high school. And that… Continue reading High School?!
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of D-MER. Raise your hand a little higher. Hmm, there’s not that many of you. Chances are everyone reading this has either experienced it or knows someone who did; the problem is, most people don’t know that it actually has a name. It’s a common breastfeeding related condition… Continue reading Moms, have you ever heard of D-MER?
