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Ten Worst Things to Say to Someone who has had a C-Section
I’ve had five c-sections. Only one of them was “planned.” Yes, I labored four times for too many hours, pushed for too many more, and still ended up in the OR having my babies by scalpel. I had three...
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Disney World Truths
I just came back from a family vacation in Disney World. I love going to Disney World. I love walking up Main Street, USA. I love the smell of the carmel apples on the corner. I love the smiling,...
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Candy is a Healthy Choice
We have junk in our house. Real junk. Chocolate. Cookies. Lollypops (even the red ones). There are chips and pretzels. Cupcakes, cookies, and Fruity Pebbles. We eat Pizza during the week. I don’t buy...
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Standardizing Creativity
File this one under asinine. Emphasis on the first syllable. A friend of mine shared a project that her child’s school launched this year. It’s a school newspaper. I know that doesn’t seem like...
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Off To Camp!
The bags are packed. The duffels have shipped. The stationary and envelopes have been carefully organized and pre-stamped. My daughter is leaving to sleep-away camp. It’s her first time going, but not...
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For My Daughter, On Her 18th Birthday
By: Her Mom (Which in no way makes this biased, one sided, or otherwise subjective, and should in no way slight any of my other kids who will turn 18 one day too. Now you all have something to look...
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Getting the Wind Knocked Out of Me
When I was 13, I was kicked in the solar plexus. It was during a karate class in 7th grade and the girl I was sparring with delivered the roundhouse kick a bit stronger and faster than we were supposed...
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Happy Freakin’ Birthday
Lately, the problem with birthdays is that they are just so…yearly. I always get philosophical on my birthday. You know, it’s another year on the planet. It’s a time to look back at everything I did or...
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“It’s a ceremony!”
It’s the season of graduations and my newsfeed is filled with caps and gowns and diplomas. This year, I had two kids doing the Pomp and Circumstance walk. One was graduating high school and the other...
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In These Quiet Hours
It’s a summer morning and the house is quiet. My kids are still asleep and with no school or camp for today, they could very well sleep until noon. I sip my coffee and read the newspaper. Turn on my...
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Healing
This is my article that appeared on Huffington Post last week. I’m reposting it here. If you are looking to give charity this holiday season, I highly recommend making a donation to Chai Lifeline or...
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In J.J. Abrams We Trust
This article original appeared on The Huffington Post in January. I’m reposting it here, back on the original blog. Become a fan and follow me over on HuffPost!...
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Auschwitz 2016
My daughter, who is studying abroad for the year, recently returned from a trip to Poland. Prior to going, she spent some time learning about the Jewish history of the areas she was going to visit, the...
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Nature of the Beast
I lost my 18 month old daughter in Disney World. No, this isn’t some urban legend that you read about. She wasn’t kidnapped, drugged, and discovered at the gate with a stranger and newly dyed hair. She...
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Tears of Joy, Tears of Pain
It might just be a consequence of getting older. My kids are going off to college, to camp, to higher grades in high school. The family dynamic is shifting in subtle ways and I am home in an empty...
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The Roller Coaster Moment
The following was published on Huffington Post on August 28, 2016. Click here to see the original post. “I went on an upside down, backwards, crazy roller coaster!” That was the message I got from my...
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It Doesn’t Get Any Easier
My second oldest child left home last week, hopping on a plane to spend a gap year in Israel before she starts college. The year before, I sent my oldest daughter off on pretty much the same trip so...
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Running With Team Lifeline – The Speech
I’ve received a lot of requests for a copy of my speech that I gave at the Team Lifeline Pasta Party the night before the Miami Marathon. Rather than send it out in emails, I’m reprinting here. As a...
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“I got 100 likes for my brisket!”
I get it. It’s Passover. It’s a big deal. No one is denying it. I’ve seen the meatballs. All 550 of them, counted out loud on a Facebook Live video. I saw the briskets, laid out side by side. I’ve...
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Illness and the English Language – A Guest Post
The following essay, by Shoshana Ciment, is a must-read for anyone who has ever had to deal with a new world filled with new vocabulary. While I might be a bit close to the source here, I think this...
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