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Being the Birthday Boy!
We threw a party for J’s 4th birthday this past Sunday, and it brought out some interesting dynamics in his and his brother’s relationship. We arrived home with the boys at the end of January two years ago, and J’s birthday (according to his birth certificate, which was created months before we adopted him, based…
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Toward Living Memory with Tiya Miles [On Being]
Toward Living Memory with Tiya Miles [On Being]. I love the program On Being with Krista Tippett, and I subscribe to the podcast (since the program is generally aired at 7am on Sunday mornings here in DC, I find it more convenient to listen at a later time (sometimes, I end up listening BEFORE airtime,…
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Introvert…extrovert?
I was intrigued today to hear this story on NPR: Quiet, Please: Unleashing ‘The Power Of Introverts’ and it got me thinking about my own, life-long identification with the label “Introvert”. Many folks who know me now might think that I’m an extrovert – so not true!! I am comfortable talking in front of a crowd, even…
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Terrible Twos? Or Therrible Threes?
My friend Robin posted about her experience with “terrible” vs “terrific” twos encounter. You should really go to her blog and read her description, as her voice is vivid in her writing, and I could never do her story justice! Suffice it to say, she expressed frustration at the insensitivity of some folks to the…
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OMG They’re HOLDING HANDS!
From my friend, who posts at Kol Rash Gadol: OMG They’re HOLDING HANDS!. It is interesting the reactions that come up from seeing the intertwining of two women’s fingers…I think my first reaction was that the article must be about lesbian jews (full disclosure – i’ve only read the blog post, not the original article,…
