I know people in my area who are devoted grandmothers but their kids live far away, and they miss them. They don’t share that “sadness,” because they are grateful for their many blessings. Grateful for the fact that their kids are happily married and have healthy and adorable children in… Read More
I’m at a community event, seated at a table with friends at various stages of life. I quickly do the life cycle calculation to figure out what to talk about with the one who is seated right next to me. She looks kind of askance or maybe it’s just my middle-aged… Read More
[hmp_song id=’stuff-to-be-kind’] Last week my husband sponsored a kiddush reception for all our friends and relatives at our synagogue on Shabbos. The reception was a come and go type of event and the purpose was to give thanks to everyone – our entire community, friends, relatives and acquaintance –for their help to… Read More
Remember cliques? Those little groups that formed in high school, usually amongst girls? Cliques were when little clans of two or three girls would gather in hallways, bathrooms, lunchrooms and the gym. Anyone who wanted to enter their exclusive group was given a non-verbal look that said loud and clear,… Read More
I always enjoyed listening to my 5 year old grandson tell me anecdotes about his playmates at school. For example, he was concerned that Rebecca was allergic to yoghurt and so when another kid had that for lunch, Rebecca had to hold her nose. My grandson also shared with me… Read More
