Outside ChanceWednesday, July 15, 2020Outside Chance: Chapter 14 "Coming to Yom Kippur through yirah is like a mafia sit down with an IRS auditor"
Life LabWednesday, July 08, 2020Mom for a Day It’s a kiddie coup —Esther’s kids run the house for two days
Outside ChanceWednesday, July 08, 2020Outside Chance: Chapter 13 “I’m going to skip my introduction. If you paid for this course, you know what you’re getting”
Outside ChanceWednesday, July 01, 2020Outside Chance: Chapter 12 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 ChanceWednesday, June 24, 2020Outside Chance: Chapter 11 Oh, Chana, I chided myself. You just walked into a popularity contest
Outside ChanceWednesday, June 17, 2020Outside Chance: Chapter 10 "What’s there to explain? It’s embarrassing, it’s disappointing, it’s frustrating, concerning. That’s not enough?”
Outside ChanceWednesday, June 10, 2020Outside Chance: Chapter 9Oh, Shifra, right back to perfect. I mentally shook my head. I need to keep an eye on you
Outside ChanceWednesday, June 03, 2020Outside Chance: Chapter 8Do I, don’t I, do I, don’t I, I made all the nano-second calculations we mothers do. “Yes. Sure”
Outside ChanceTuesday, May 26, 2020Outside 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”
ImpressionsTuesday, May 26, 2020The Real DealIn 2020 we recognize “so normal” as authentic. That was Miri. No pretenses, no apologies, no straining
MusingsTuesday, May 26, 2020My Inner CriticMy critic knows me and pushes me. To do more, to be more, but also to doubt and loathe myself