How to Navigate a Difficult World With a New Baby
This post is part of our Torah commentary series.This Shabbat we read Parashat Ki Tetze.To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here.It has been quite a summer over here.… Elijah Wilder,aka Eliyahu Nachman,arrived a month ago,joining his big sister Sylvie.I'm doing a few things differently this time around,partly in an attempt to avoid postpartum depression like I had with Sylvie.I've asked for more help.I've protected my maternity leave more carefully.And when I do go back to…>> Read MoreI'm Trying to Pay More Attention to The Good Parts of Parenting
This post is part of our Torah commentary series.This Shabbat we read Parashat Re'eh.To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here."‘I see!' said the blind man."This… was my grandmother Agnes's favorite saying.She said it when something became clear to her.She saw,she understood."‘I see!' said the blind man." She was the blind man,and then she wasn't.>> Read MoreThe Amazing Things You Can Learn From a Toddler
This post is part of our Torah commentary series.This Shabbat we read Parashat Pinhas.To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here.This week,a dear old friend came to visit.… We haven't seen each other for a long time,but we seem to be on the same mama schedule--we both have 2-year-olds and are pregnant again.We sat outside drinking iced tea,talking about birth and motherhood and the 15 years since we met.We talked about how confident,driven,and maybe a little entitled…>> Read MoreThe Secret to Dealing with Your Toddler's Infuriating Tantrums
This post is part of our Torah commentary series.This Shabbat we read Parashat Balak.To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here.Oh,the terrible two's.It's almost… like Sylvie sees things I can't see.One moment it's all sweetness as Sylvie carefully spreads a blanket over my shoulders,stroking my hair with her small fingers and singing: "Go to sleep,little baby." The next moment,during a diaper change,she's truly distraught: "I want that diaper!" (Pull down clean diaper from pile).…>> Read MoreHome Delivery
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