Esther Kurtz

Esther is boring and normal, bananas in her yogurt make her very happy. She lives in NJ with her husband, children and many opinions

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Outside Chance

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Outside Chance: Chapter 8

Do I, don’t I, do I, don’t I, I made all the nano-second calculations we mothers do. “Yes. Sure”

Outside Chance

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Outside Chance: Chapter 7

“It makes me feel empowered to parent my kids, but, y’know, it also makes me feel a little bad about lost opportunities”

Impressions

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

The Real Deal

In 2020 we recognize “so normal” as authentic. That was Miri. No pretenses, no apologies, no straining

Musings

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

My Inner Critic

My critic knows me and pushes me. To do more, to be more, but also to doubt and loathe myself

Life Lab

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

No News Is Good News

Will the world implode because I wasn’t watching, or will I implode because I don’t know the world is imploding?

Outside Chance

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Outside Chance: Chapter 6

"Recording me without my knowledge, while well-intentioned, just doesn’t work for me. I think it’ll put something between us, and I wouldn’t want that in our relationship”

Calligraphy

Sunday, April 05, 2020

Family Ties

“They had just gotten married. Their relationship was just developing. If they lost the house it would be embedded in their marriage DNA forever. We had to help”