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Outside the box
CJ beats her father at tic tac toe. Read more
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Chubby unicorns
My mother died with a closet full of unused toys. Evidently she’d bought them to share with her grandchildren, and then forgot to get them out again. She forgot a… Read more
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What Use is Sadness?
We buried my mother’s ashes on a Monday in June. Fifteen members of her extended family stood around the grave. Everyone said something about her, or sang something, and then… Read more
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Why do I bother?
Being a Jew and all, I’ve never cooked Easter dinner before. I was aware that ham was a favorite, but that never made any sense to me. I’m pretty sure… Read more
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Birthdays, again
This is how they celebrate birthdays at CJ’s pre-K. A parent (me) brings in a treat. Candy and baked goods are not allowed, so last year CJ asked for “fruities”… Read more
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Unexpected talents
Confession: I am not a jock. It didn’t start with me. I never saw my mother so much as quicken her step, and my father, while active enough, was into… Read more
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The King Holiday
CJ woke up and asked why she wasn’t going to preschool this morning. I told her it was because of Martin Luther King. “Do you know who that is?” I… Read more
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Big Soggy Diaper (live)
My mother used to say that tending to a crying baby is easy because they only cry for 4 reasons. When CJ was in diapers, I used to sing to… Read more
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Mean Monster
I invented Mean Monster one night when CJ’s bedtime had gone off the rails. Mean Monster burst into the room. “You may not go to sleep!” he bellowed. “But I… Read more
