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  • Five Generations of Broken Arms

    Two weeks before the end of kindergarten, trying double cartwheels at the edge of the soccer field, CJ twisted her arm the wrong way and broke it. A cartwheel doesn’t… Read more

  • CJ survives the Titanic

    After Sunday brunch, we often go to the fish store next to the restaurant. This store is fantastic. One of the tanks has a bubble underneath that we can climb… Read more

  • Win win

    The portrayal of villains has grown more sophisticated in the last generation. One we were satisfied with heavies who existed only to create problems for the hero. But now we… Read more

  • Dough ornaments

    “I tried one of those edible dough ornaments last night.” “That’s INedible dough.” “I know that now.” Read more

  • Nothing from Nothing

    I could tell Cassie was hungry when I came to pick her up at school, and by the time we left she was predictably mad as well. I knew she… Read more

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    Superhero vibe

    Anybody else get a superhero vibe off this fatherhood thing? Kind of Michael Keaton, at the start of the first Batman picture: “I’m Daddy.” Read more

  • Take it!

    Singing with CJ, I got to her favorite scat solo. “Take it!” I said. “What?” she asked. I had to show her this: Read more

  • Swimming test

    My father and I took CJ swimming yesterday at the Jewish Community Center. The JCC had a near-drowning last year, and since then they’ve implemented some very conservative policies, including… Read more

  • Gamaju

    My mother’s name was Judith. In my experience, most Jewish women over 60 are named Judith. Although CJ’s middle name is Judith, too, it’s not a name that a toddler… Read more

  • Mean girl

    CJ told me that Kendra, one of her classmates, had been “mean” to her. “How was Kendra mean?” I asked. “We were playing and she wanted to be the mommy.… Read more