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Family First Inbox
Family First Inbox: Issue 831
“See me as your wonderful, beautiful daughter and leave my struggles with weight for me to deal with when I’m older”

By Family First Readers

Family First Feature
Month of Frugality   
Four women, four challenges, and one month to change their spending habits. How did it go?

By Shterna Lazaroff

Family First Feature
Going Wild with Comfy Costumes     
Here are some costume ideas almost as comfortable as regular clothes, and super easy to create to boot!

By Esti Vago

Family Tempo
Sleighted
My shows draw hundreds of women — but who am I fooling?

By Rachel Newton

A Better You
A Better You: Issue 831
How to thrive when your spouse is in a public role

By Family First Contributors

Windows
A Therapist’s Dilemma 
At this moment, my job as a therapist is to be here, present

By Leah Goldstone

Musings
I Need a Shadow   
“I didn’t eat nuts! I ate a salad! Who puts nuts in salad?”

By Devorah Gold

Family First Serial
Within My Walls: Chapter 43 
When she heard Papa’s voice, she could not think: He is a prisoner. I am an employee of Hurrem Sultan. She simply thought, Hide, hide, HIDE!

By Leah Gebber

This Way That Way
Bourbon
If you haven’t used it in your cooking yet, it’s definitely time to give it a try.

By Family Table Contributors

The Lonely Wait
Painful Conversations Require Innovative Solutions   
Adopt a Shadchan (AAS) began with a small group of dedicated shadchanim, committed to helping singles find their match

By Lisa Elefant

Recipes
Chocolate Mint Almond Clusters
The sophisticated combo of chocolate and mint has always been one of my faves

By Chavi Feldman

LifeTakes
When I Knit
I raised you — and now you decide there are things more important than family

By Baila Blum

Recipes
Not-Your-Typical Honey Mustard
The barbecue sauce in this recipe adds an amazing flavor.

By Menachem Goodman

Words Unspoken
To My Dear Children
I can’t invite only some of you. I can’t invite all of you. Instead, Tatty and I invite none of you

By Anonymous