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a stress-free birthday

September 10, 2010

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a stress-free birthday

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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don’t feed them after midnight

August 3, 2010

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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 from…

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

June 16, 2010

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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

May 8, 2010

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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 sing…

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family tree project

April 27, 2010

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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

April 1, 2010

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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 them. Emotions…

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branded with love

March 31, 2010

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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 left…

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grandparents who’d rather

January 19, 2010

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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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