Rosh Hashanah’s Past
I love you so much and am really so so lucky to have you as my father. Someone who just “gets it,” who doesn’t take things personally! For the love of God, I can’t tell you how…
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a stress-free birthday
don’t feed them after midnight
August 3, 2010
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 from…
advice: when YOUR mother is the dreaded mother-in-law
June 16, 2010
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…
mother’s day moments: sing it out
May 8, 2010
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 sing…
family tree project
April 27, 2010
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…
(gr)attitude
April 1, 2010
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 them. Emotions…
branded with love
March 31, 2010
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 left…
grandparents who’d rather
January 19, 2010
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,…









September 10, 2010
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