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OH – Those Pesky Pessimists
As a grandmother (and a mother-in-law) I often see things that I don’t agree with. I sometimes find myself brooding and getting really mad (“what are they thinking? Huh?). I usually stay mad for a...
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Name Nonsense
I recall graduating from Miriam to Mrs. Hendeles. At first it was a bit awkward. The only ones who called me Mrs. Hendeles were store owners and other non-friends. I was only twenty years old, newly...
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Picture Panic
As grandmothers and mothers-in-law, we often find ourselves in a tizzy. Oh no! The kids did this… Oh my goodness – what are they thinking? It’s really not okay that they did this, that or the other...
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The Recovering Slacker-in-Law: guest post by Rebecca Klempner, author of “A...
The following Guest Post was written by Rebecca Klempner, my dear friend, writing buddy, fellow daughter-in-law, not-yet-mother-in-law, and mentor of all sorts of creative endeavors. Since Becca (as we...
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Random Holiday for Shopping? Or Meaning?
My grandson woke up this morning and immediately informed his unwitting mom, “Mommy, it’s Presidents Day today.” Whose birthday is it this month? She was surprised that he knew that this U.S. holiday...
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Please, Sir, I want some more…
A well-known line in Dickens’ Oliver Twist is the query made by the young orphan, Oliver of the head of the orphanage. Oliver eats his porridge for the day and dares to ask for more. Food Glorious...
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Sound Bites – Forever Ingrained
Recently I was chatting with an old acquaintance of mine and she reminded me of some dumb comment I made in high school. Now, let me get this straight: I made lots of dumb comments in high school....
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Are We Scammable?
Most of the people who read my blog are grandmothers, or moms of adult children. I like to think that by this time in our lives we are wise and settled. We are no longer naive or gullible. The other...
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A Box At My Doorstep
One of the best things about this stage in my life is that I get to observe things with open eyes. When my kids were younger, I was so busy rushing around, moving, running, going, caring, that...
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What Kind of Mother-in-law Are You?
So – you’re looking back at your life and thinking about some past relationships with daughters, sons, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law….mothers-in-law, moms, dads….sisters…. If only I did it...
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Can we change other people’s minds?
As someone who was born and raised in the U.S., I identify as an American. However, as a Jew, I feel close to our Jewish Land, Israel. I have followed the history of our Jewish people who have been...
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41 Questions Never to Ask a DIL
Awhile back I composed a PDF of 10 things MIL’s are doing that drive their DIL’s crazy. People who subscribed to my MIL site downloaded that list for tips on how to relate to their daughters-in-law....
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This morning I saw an article online published about a month ago that piqued my interest. The photo of the smiling elderly lady on my Facebook feed plus the headline and the stamp of 20 or more likes...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Trips – Part I of II
A few weeks ago I traveled to New York for a quick one day/one night trip. While there I visited my mom and my oldest son and daughter-in-law and kids, which was wonderful. But my main agenda on that...
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