It has been 4 solid years since we have had a newborn. Most families I know had children relatively close, within 1-3 years of each other, so I was not surprised when we realized that we had become the outlier. Trying...
What is it about pregnancy and parenting that makes strangers — and even well-intentioned friends and family — ask some of the most personal and often awkward or rude questions?!
Whether we have children or not, and how we choose...
It's my pleasure to introduce you to Becca Shimshak. We too connected through Uprooted: A Jewish Response to Infertility where Becca serves as the Executive Director. She and her husband Steve live in Needham, MA, where they are raising their twin...
Are you overwhelmed with too many papers, paintings, collages, and more? It is a lot to deal with when you want a clean and organized house. As an art teacher, I hope students keep every last piece we worked...
Lately, I’ve had a few separate conversations with friends about the devastating effects of social media. It seems like there’s always a new study coming out about the ill effects of social media and how Facebook distorts our views...
As a mother, I strive to create healthy meals for my family. I am committed to giving them a wide variety of foods that are low in fat, big on flavor. Some days these meals get a double thumbs up (this is...
Sitting with a group of adult students that I teach, I showed them a list of questions from the NY Times, guaranteed to make anyone fall in love. We weren’t aiming for love, but rather, group bonding and a...
I seem to attract socially inappropriate people. You know, the ones who make comments that are rude or insulting toward you or your child, but the commenter either doesn’t realize it or pretends like she doesn’t know what she...
I started to go a little stir crazy while home part-time with my daughter (from age 0 to almost 3). Two days a week together was a blessing AND a quest. A quest to keep my sanity without much adult...
I'm not quite sure why, but Legos weren't a particularly meaningful part of my childhood. I liked building things and liked imaginative play so it seems like it would have been something that I enjoyed, but most of what I...
There's really not much that can prepare you for parenting. All of the parenting classes, books, and advice in the world can't really get you ready for the actuality of having your own little infant to care for. Though...
It's my pleasure to introduce you to Shira Duby. Shira and I connected through her work on the board of Uprooted; A Jewish Response to Infertility. In her professional life, Shira is an attorney at Fidelity Investments and a...
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