Before Daniel left for Argentina, I felt secure about his safety. It’s been less than a week and already my resolve is shaken. By 8.8. I was on Twitter– the best place to find out first about breaking news. Thanks to @guruofnew and @RandiBuckley, I immediately plugged into a TV broadcast from Chile. If [...]
Equal time for the non-traditional
February 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you read my blog lately, it might seem as if I have only one child in college right now. Daniel’s semester in Buenos Aires has provided more blog fodder recently-– but in real life, his sister’s education always provided more of the drama. So this is equal time in the interest of fairness. [...]
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Just in case
February 25, 2010 By 16 Comments
Just. In. Case. The 3 words most used by Jewish mothers. The 3 words their kids least want to hear. Daniel was packing up for his semester abroad. According to airline regulations, his suitcase can’t weigh over 50 pounds—which forces him to weigh priorities. So he makes a colossal mistake and asks me if [...]
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separation issues
February 23, 2010 By 5 Comments
I don’t mean recent blog-less days when I was disconnected from everyone—and everything—online. And I don’t mean Daniel’s trip to Buenos Aires (3 days down, 5 months to go…..not that I’m counting.) My separation issues go way deeper…and way back. Back to the beginning…..when parenting experts inform you that separation anxiety is a big issue [...]
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Fly before flight
February 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
Sharing smiles……stories…..and sandwiches. If you were a fly on the wall, that’s what you would have seen as the four of us sat around a table the night before Daniel’s flight to Buenos Aires for his semester abroad. The four of us—Daniel, his mother, his father, and his sister—his nuclear family. If you were [...]
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Winter Olympics warm up
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Summer or winter, normally I get hooked on the Olympics just hearing the theme song. This year was different. The technical failure of the torch was sadly symbolic—I thought the opening ceremony itself failed to light any sparks—it left me cold. Now I’ve changed my mind— thanks to the beautiful skating of Evan Lysacek…..And the [...]
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Parting words
February 17, 2010 By 7 Comments
No cell phone. No email. No credit card. No itinerary. That’s how I went to Europe with a couple girlfriends the summer I was 19. I had a suitcase, a Eurail pass, and a vague idea of where we were going. The plans changed daily; Air France lost my suitcase; at least I hung onto [...]
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What’s going on…..
February 16, 2010 By 11 Comments
…..is something I haven’t mentioned….maybe because I don’t really want to think about it. It’s one of those times when you get what you wish for. I’ve always encouraged my kids to experience everything they could. Who knew they would take me seriously? Daniel’s home for a week—-but it’s just a pit stop before a [...]
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It’s a hard-knock life
February 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
For the children most of us know, life is easy—- at least compared to the life of a Haitian orphan or Sudanese refugee. Still, an easy life doesn’t mean an escape from emotional pain. Stuff happens, usually things parents never sign up for. That’s what happened to a young mother whose husband is going through [...]
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The other side of love….
February 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
Valentine’s Day is all about chocolate…. and hearts….and flowers….and more chocolate….. But sometimes Valentine’s Day feels more like this: That’s how it felt to Debra Solomon after her husband of 17 years suddenly left her. Broken-hearted, she discovered her own healing cure: writing and animating funny songs. I know from experience that creativity–and humor— [...]
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After becoming a writer, artist, TV journalist, mother and breast cancer survivor----I realize nothing turns out the way we expect. So I blog about handling the big and little things — with humor, humanity, and hope.
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