I don’t understand my daughter’s love of fashion
I’ve been dressing simply since elementary school, while she carefully puts together every ensemble
My daughter texts me all the time
My elder daughter won’t reply to an e-mail for days, while I talk to my younger daughter almost daily like she’s in the next room, even though she’s studying in England
We’re raising four kids in a two-kid world
Everything is more complicated, from bundling them up for the walk to school to getting a table at a restaurant. Then come the ignorant comments from strangers: ‘So, this was on purpose?’
My teenage daughter and I bonded on a trip to Vietnam
When I was downsized, I proposed taking each of my two daughters on an overseas trip. For three weeks, we’d travel together – and have to talk to each other
I have big shoes to fill this Hanukkah
My father made it his duty to ensure my brother and I learned about our Jewish identity. I wasn’t so sure I could do the same for my young son
I should never have encouraged my teenage son to read
My house is overrun with characters from Russian novels, confronting me at breakfast with the vanity of all my beliefs and efforts
After three miscarriages, we had our second child
Surviving the losses was not the hardest part. The most difficult thing my husband and I faced was the question of taking that leap again, to trust well beyond our control
Breastfeeding, milking and motherhood: Lessons learned on the farm
I'm often surprised by how many farm guests forget that cows are mammals: Only females produce milk, and they only do so after giving birth
My daughter’s grade-school political career
After her first few losses, I didn’t understand why she’d want to try running for class president again. I wondered if we had somehow failed her. But she was determined to persevere
Three miscarriages didn't stop me from trying again
Our doctor said my biological clock was chiming because I was over 40, but I told him I didn’t care if I had to go through this 100 times
