Family First FeatureSunday, October 13, 2024Stir the Pot Hadassa Swerds spills the secrets of personal chefs
WindowsWednesday, August 14, 2024Tradition I foolishly used to think that mesorah was only a chain connecting father to son
MusingsTuesday, March 12, 2024Bursting Your Bubble While we don’t have table-setting issues anymore, not all is calm and tranquil on our side of town just yet
MusingsTuesday, November 21, 2023Firetrucks and Frills“Okay, let’s start. At what point did you remove the scissor ban?”
SidekickTuesday, October 10, 2023The Swerds Circus Goes Airborne This year our flight will be twice as long, and you had better believe that I double- and triple-checked our tickets
SidekickTuesday, September 05, 2023My Son, the Juvenile DelinquentOkaaay. Somebody call the cops. This pack of five-year-olds is clearly up to no good
SidekickTuesday, July 25, 2023No Pets Allowed Warning: Any goldfish my kids bring home are an endangered species
SidekickTuesday, June 06, 2023It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask (Or Does It?)Of course, I’m delighted that my children believe that I am wise and all-knowing
SidekickTuesday, April 25, 2023The Book of SwerdsI share some excerpts with you, my faithful readers, because this level of truth and clarity is not easy to come by
SidekickTuesday, February 07, 2023The Flu Has Been Flying AroundWhen a mom gets sick, she has roughly 30 seconds to rest up before she is back on regular Mom duty
SidekickTuesday, January 03, 2023The Eleventh Hour I try my best to keep things calm. My kids go for last-minute panic