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Roundtable Night
A while back, my daughter’s school had a roundtable discussion with the mothers. There was a panel of teachers, and each teacher had a turn to answer a submitted question. The answers sparked a lot of back and forth between the mothers and the teachers. I looked around, and I [...]
Do You Know Who You Are?
Do you remember that girl in your class who was really pretty, whose hair was always perfect? Did you compare yourself to her and feel ugly? How about the girl who always had a witty response? Did being around her make you feel as if you were just so dull? [...]
A Mother’s Love
Oftentimes, I wish I could think of just the right word; sometimes it seems to be on the tip of my tongue, but instead I stammer and stutter my way through my thought, hoping that I am getting my point across in some way. I had such an experience [...]
Comfort, Courage and Clarity: Supporting Adults through Loss
Yated I had lost my mother nine months previously, and I felt her absence everywhere. I wanted to pick up the phone to share some news with her. I wanted the encouragement to diet (or the compliment that I didn’t need to!). I couldn’t imagine making Pesach without her standing [...]
Holding on to the Memories: My Scrapbooking Journey
I have been told that I am a very emotionally rich person. Maybe that’s true, maybe it’s not. But I certainly did feel overwhelmed with many emotions after my parents died. There was so much longing, so much wishing for what once was – all that emotion with no [...]
Dear Bubby
Dear Bubby, I am so sad that I was only a baby when you were nifteres, and I never got to know you. But my mommy always tells me that you loved me so much. During the one year of my life that you were alive, I gave you so [...]
