So you broke your knee? Or you fractured your ankle in two or three places? Or maybe you tripped over that annoying bump near your neighbor’s house and broke your hip? You’ve been to the emergency room, and been treated with pain meds and maybe surgery. You’ve been told you… Read More
When I first became a mom, I was inundated with advice from certain people who had been there and done that and wanted to share with me the way to do things. Much of this advice ranged from how I diapered my child, to how warmly I dressed him in… Read More
The news of our son’s new baby, a firstborn son for him, came late Wednesday night. My husband called from an errand and told me the exciting news that he had just heard from the new father. “Mazel Tov! It’s a boy!” shouted my husband, in his characteristic sharing-good-news voice. “What?… Read More
I logged onto my email account one night last week, and found the following from my friend, Chani* (name changed to protect the guilty!), from out of state: Chani: Hi there, Miriam! How are things? I”m babysitting for my 7-month old grand-daughter, and as I write this, she is screaming… Read More
I often find myself sitting amongst people at a wedding, class, bar mitzvah or any random event. The conversation that I involuntarily overhear goes something like this: “So what camp are you registering your kid in?” “I’m putting him in a backyard day camp – where there are 10 kids,… Read More
