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It’s so hard to be that Mom who takes the lollypop away from my child

Three weeks of answering the friendly query “What’s new?” with “Not much”

They both laughed, and Michal remembered for a fleeting moment what she’d felt when they were dating. It was nice

The distance eats away at me. I feel unmoored, floating. My best friend is in pain, and I’m hiding

“But that’s Yiddish. Don’t you have a Hebrew name?” she pressed

I’m not sure whether to feel disappointed or relieved at the relative simplicity of the deed