Archive for January, 2011
Sleepless Nights—by Jamie Levine
January 31st, 2011
As I sit and write this, I’m bleary-eyed and desperately craving sleep, having survived on less than four hours of slumber for the past two nights in a row. I thought my days of staying out until 2 a.m. were long gone once I gave birth to Jayda...but then I ...
The Passing of Aaron R. Roland by Cyma Shapiro
January 30th, 2011
Aaron was my father-in-law. Aaron died last month; last week, we held a Memorial Service for him.I’m writing this blog post in memory of him. I’m writing this to honor and acknowledge my husband’s grief; the loss for my four children; the pain in my heart. I’m also writing this because I ...
Prepared for the Worst by Maureen Eich VanWalleghan
January 29th, 2011
Disaster is on my mind...for a whole variety of reasons. Last semester, I was a practicum supervisor for a grad student who was facilitating a reading and discussion workshop on women’s holocaust memoirs. This semester my regular memoir writing workshop that I teach at the local library began with ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Leap Into Something New by Karyn Scott
January 28th, 2011
What happens when a stay-at-home mom with two young children discovers a struggling rock singer at a party and thinks, “What if I could turn him into the next big American rock star?” Sounds like a crazy idea, and it was, but this is what happened when I heard a ...
Everything ‘n Nothing by Robin Gorman Newman
January 28th, 2011
I suggested some time back to Marc that it would be nice if he and Seth spent quality father-son time, just the two of them. Life is so busy, and sometimes they seem like ships that pass in the night. I wasn't implying they go away. I thought just spending a ...
Snowy Day…Week 33 by Liimu
January 27th, 2011
I've never been the type of mom that gets all down and dirty playing with her girls. In fact, I'm SO not that mom, my girls know to always give me the role of "the queen who lays in the lounge chair and watches her princesses play." but something about ...
The New Journey – By Cara Potapshyn Meyers
January 26th, 2011
As a sequel to my former two blogs, I continue with my issue of divorce, but in a much more positive way. From the comments from last week’s blog, as well as some very meaningful advice from my therapist and even my Rabbi, I’ve begun what we are referring to ...
A Mother’s Match.com — by Laura Houston
January 25th, 2011
My ad would read like this: "SAHM in lower west 70s seeks like-minded, liberal, smart, slightly crazy mother with adorable child 18-24 months old (preferably female) for play dates, cocktails, recipe and book exchanges. Must be nurturing but tough." Everyone talks about the loneliness and alienation of ...
Change Is Good—by Jamie Levine
January 24th, 2011
Because my birthday occurs exactly one month into the new year—on February 1st—I always consider that to be the start of my new year. Especially since I’m birthday obsessed—and celebrate my birthday like crazy—and up until this year, I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s Eve or any of ...
I’m Coming Back In…..by Cyma Shapiro
January 23rd, 2011
A few weeks ago, I wrote that I was not enjoying being a mother. My children were grappling with issues, our lives had become complicated; we had also experienced a few tragedies. All of this compounded my feeling that without a happy home, life had just become…well…just too hard.I’m happy ...
