Work is insane. Even more when I’m working from home. My husband won’t stop coughing. Googling random shit and my…
All Those Video Calls Have Got Me Thinking About Bodies
We’ve been on quasi-quarantine at home now for a week, and I can’t even count the amount of video calls…
Moderation is my Nemesis
Moderation and I have never been friends. Not natural friends, anyway. I tend to do better with strict rules or…
Guilt and Mindfulness
I’ve been feeling guilty lately. Kind of an occupational hazard of being a Jewish mother I guess, especially a Jewish…
I Thought My Cannabis Story Was Over Years Ago
My romance with the green flower started in the mid-90s, around the same time as I met cigarettes and alcohol…
Talking About War With 5 Year Olds
GG had a story to tell me when I got home from work today. “Mama, there’s this country near us,…
The Next Stage of Motherhood
Little A finished breastfeeding last month, just before her 2nd birthday. Well, I say she stopped, but it was my…
The Anxiety of Being an Allergy Mama
I’ve been a pregnant mother, and a Hypnobirthing mama. A natural birthing mother, a new mother. I’ve been a nursing mother…
Pearl Jam for the Soul
As the first chords of “Release” rang out across the Stadio Olimpico, low and dissonant, tears ran down my cheeks.…
A Rambling Poem for Bedtime
Sometimes I feel like such a sucker, sitting here in the dark as you both get yourselves off to sleep.…
