My Knight in Shining Armour
Today was my big delivery day. From the supermarket, from the meat store, and from the liquor store. And since we host lots of groups, our deliveries are large. Problem is that my street has been undergoing major renovations for the last few months, and today of all days the powers that be decided to […]
Read MoreA Very Unusual Mom
A few days ago we hosted a very unusual Jewish mom. In fact, this mom from the United States was so unusual that for a day after meeting her I felt thoroughly disoriented. As though I’d travelled to the Alaska and found the locals sunbathing instead of skiing. When this mom sat down at my […]
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A Wise Mother’s Response to My Compliment
Earlier today, I complimented the mother of a large family on the fact that she and her husband had succeeded in raising such a remarkable adult son. The mother responded, “It’s not that we succeeded in raising him, it’s that we succeeded in not holding him back from growing up into the person he is.😉” […]
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