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Navigating Life in Israel as an Olah & Working Mom of 6 Young Men

Category: childhood

— childhood, parenting, self esteem —

A Thousand Words in This Picture

August 16, 2018

It’s amazing what a really good photographer, who knows his subject, can capture. When Yehuda got this shot of his brother, I said, “Yes! That’s it!” This picture embodies Zeli. It’s an interesting idea to think of trying to capture the essence of each of your kids in one picture. Yehuda managed to catch a… Read More A Thousand Words in This Picture

— childhood, parenthood, school, school bathrooms, Yakir —

Mommy, There Are No Locks On Da Doors

June 27, 2017

Typically, as we are trying to put the kids to bed, Yakir comes up with some deep idea or some gripe that simply must be aired at that exact second. Last night was one such night. Here is how it went. “Ok sweetie, get into bed.” “And one other thing,” he begins, even though he… Read More Mommy, There Are No Locks On Da Doors

— behavior, childhood, doctor, parenting —

The Building Blocks of Behavior

January 29, 2014

Yesterday, I was at the doctor with Zeli. We waited for quite a long time, and he was definitely getting restless. He started building with the blocks that they had in the waiting room (yes, I envisioned that they were filled with the germs of thousands of other sick kids…but what is a mom to… Read More The Building Blocks of Behavior

— childhood, parenting, rest, sleep, Yakir —

Sleep? Sleep Is For Wimps!

July 18, 2013

Yakir is not a sleeper. And I mean he is REALLY not a sleeper. He just doesn’t seem to need that much sleep no matter how much pushing, prodding and pleading we do. To be fair, they still nap him every day in day care, but even when he is home on Friday and Saturday… Read More Sleep? Sleep Is For Wimps!

— childhood, Los Angeles, Nana, pickled green tomatoes —

Green Pickled Tomatoes & My Nana

September 21, 2011

Today, when I went to the kitchen at work to make lunch, I leaned into the refrigerator and broke into a huge smile. I pulled out a jar of green pickled tomatoes, and found myself instantly transported into my Nana’s kitchen. It was 1977 again in Los Angeles, and there I was, sitting at Nana… Read More Green Pickled Tomatoes & My Nana

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