Surrogate Motherhood- Times Three!
Join our Mailing List What an amazing story appeared this week on the cover of Israel’s most popular newspaper. A religious Israeli couple, Ophir and Avishag, become parents to TRIPLETS this week after 8 years of marriage and many, many miscarriages. But what’s even more amazing is that Ophir (38) and Avishag (36) finally became […]
Read MoreThe Runaway Mom
When I first met “Sara” (not her real name) a decade ago I was struck by how beautiful she was, almost like a china doll on a store shelf. She had the willowy body of a dancer, ivory skin, and playful sapphire blue eyes behind long lashes. I loved her British accent, right out of […]
Read MoreFirst Aid for Choking
Two weeks ago I posted an article about the Top 10 Choking Hazards for Children. Well, this past Shabbat, my family was sitting around the table, and my 5-year-old Moriah started making funny sounds. It turns out she was choking on a piece of lettuce. The choking only lasted about 5 seconds, and my husband […]
Read MoreThe 5 Rules of the World
Every mother is struggling with something. For some moms reading this, your struggle is a public one. You are sick, you are going through a divorce, you have a difficult child who has made you feel like the subject of a witch hunt for the “bad mother” supposedly at fault. For even more moms reading […]
Read MoreBabies: Official Trailer
I don’t know anything about this movie, a new documentary about 4 babies in Namibia, Japan, Mongolia, and California, but I loved this trailer and these clips! Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuEb1vuEgr4] Here’s a clip from the movie of a baby in Namibia sleeping… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO2uZTJo9Yc&feature=related] and here’s San Francisco baby eating a banana… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMh6VbzCQE&NR=1] And Tokyo baby going […]
Read MoreThis Week's Mommy Peptalk: Vanilla Pudding for Mom, Too!
Using incentives to easily and painlessly achieve our personal goals. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXm140MHEnU]
Read MoreRivka bat Yael Razel Update: Blossom
5 weeks following her accident, little Rivki Razel is still unconscious, but there have been some hopeful signs. I have heard that at times, Rivki cries in protest when one of her parents is about to leave her bedside. At times, she has given her mother’s hand the slightest squeeze to indicate “Yes, please” or […]
Read MoreThe Top 10 Choking Hazards for Children
CLICK TO JOIN OUR BI-WEEKLY E-MAIL Just yesterday, a friend was telling me that during her son’s recent hospitalization she saw a truly terrifying sight. A severely retarded 3-year-old who cried all day, with nobody to comfort him. It turned out that a year before this boy had choked while eating in his high chair. […]
Read MoreThis Week's Mommy Peptalk: The Monster
Do you sometimes feel like motherhood has turned you into a monster? Watch this… [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=308554219137914437&hl=en#]
Read MoreA Hug from Dvir
Thanks to Debbie Shapiro for sending this incredibly moving story my way. Get your tissues ready, Jewish mom… The Gaza War was a three-week military conflict that took place in the Gaza Strip during the winter of 2008–2009. It was dubbed Operation Cast Lead. Dvir Aminolav was the first Israeli soldier killed in that short […]
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