Outside Chance
I gave Avrumi a look. “You’re not getting this, Chaim told me this and then said, ‘Well, now I’m a lo yutzlach’ ”
Outside Chance
Oh, Chana, I chided myself. You just walked into a popularity contest
Outside Chance
“What’s there to explain? It’s embarrassing, it’s disappointing, it’s frustrating, concerning. That’s not enough?”
Outside Chance
Oh, Shifra, right back to perfect. I mentally shook my head. I need to keep an eye on you
Outside Chance
Do I, don’t I, do I, don’t I, I made all the nano-second calculations we mothers do. “Yes. Sure”
Outside Chance
“It makes me feel empowered to parent my kids, but, y’know, it also makes me feel a little bad about lost opportunities”