I press the pen hard between my fingers as I note this next to Rivky’s name. How do they all know everything about everyone?
It’s a look that makes her quail inside, though she’s used to it, though she’s stood her own before and will do it again.
How it worked: A client faces an empty chair, imagines his demon sitting in it, and speaks his thoughts and feelings with no filters
And then I froze and my mind went blank and this crazy overwhelming feeling came over me and I started to cry and so did she
Her parents had picked up on that early in the shidduch process — every neighbor, every relative, every rebbi or roommate seemed to get a light in their eye when asked about Chaim Hirsch
At least now he’ll see that nonsensical, silly, irresponsible Molly had done well for herself, is married to a celebrated rebbi, has raised poised, wonderful, eidel children…