Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

don’t feed them after midnight

I don't know if this was a Gremlin law, but I'm pretty sure the deal was that you shouldn't get a Gremlin wet or they start multiplying, fat balls of fur flying across the room like ping-pong balls projected…

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advice: when YOUR mother is the dreaded mother-in-law

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER [Let's call her Olivia]: Hey Stephanie....so I'm an avid reader of your blog. Your writing is so eloquent. You often hit on day to day real life issues and give great advice. Okay, so, not…

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mother’s day moments: sing it out

A slice of motherhood. In the car, with the taters. Broadway show tunes at the ready. Makes me laugh every time. These are the moments I want to always remember. Especially the bit where Abigail knows, in advance, to…

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family tree project

In third grade, we were charged with decorating the hallway outside our classroom with a mural of the solar system. Girls all but yanked each others' braided pigtails for a chance to place Saturn. For whatever reason Saturn just seemed…

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(gr)attitude

I am not pre-menstrual, but I've been crying at movie previews, on a stationary bike, and in the lobby of the J. The movie previews thing is normal, but I don't ordinarily cry on bicycles, never mind mount…

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branded with love

Been out of sorts and preoccupied but wanted to give an update and sincere thank you for all the well wishes and positive thoughts. After 4 attempts, the Dr. resigned to the fact that the cardioversions failed. Phil was…

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grandparents who’d rather

Ican't delete him from my cell phone. I haven't tried to dial the number because it would be sad to hear a disconnected recording. I already know the number won't work, or maybe someone else will answer, a young mother,…

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advice: when mother-in-law issues lead to divorce

 QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I have been married for 13 years and have lived in the same small town for 13 years. During these years I've become very frustrated with the dynamics of my husband's family, especially…

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cousins

It sounds a bit like an LSAT question about kinship--figuring out the proper terminology for the two little girls dipping their bangs into the pool on the steps. Poolside last night, our wee ones colored, ate, swam, and played…

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it’s the thought that counts, not the calories

I created a menu for Thanksgiving. It was the kind of menu you print on heavy ecru paper with rounded corners edged in gold, framed, placed on a table of mixed company—the joining of strangers, much like a wedding…

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