Minnesota Mamaleh: The Hardest Word
The singing, the play doh, the occasional tantrum. Those I can handle. But making sure that my kids end up nice, kind people? That’s really and truly…hard.
Tag: "Jewish parenting"
Minnesota Mamaleh: Tradition!
What kids really want, need, crave and create memories around is simply the act of being together. Formal or casual, it all counts. And it’s all sigh-worthy.
Jul 09, 2010 | 31 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: Eight Going on Nine
Even I know that change is bitter but sweet, tricky but important. My kids are getting bigger, people and I’m trying to avoid the sniffles as they do.
Jul 02, 2010 | 20 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: “Spiritual But Not Religious”
Spirituality and religiosity exist hand in hand. Or separately. Who knew? A few Mamas, Oprah and a new acronym jump in to help muddle through it all.
Jun 18, 2010 | 24 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: L’Azazel!
The soccer games and the dirt stained capris? Those, I expected from mommy-hood. But the, ahem, unsavory language? *That* came as a surprise!
Jun 11, 2010 | 22 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: High Love, High Control
So much of parenting is based on love. And, admittedly, that’s the easy stuff. But some of it, like teaching your kids about drinking and drugs, is based on fear. And that’s the hard stuff.
Jun 04, 2010 | 23 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: About Raising Girls
Our society values oh-so-very many traits. Gentle but tough. Friendly but private. Caring but independent. Confused are you? I think our girls might be, too.
May 28, 2010 | 28 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: Religion is Coming Home
When something is over-the-top wonderful, you tell everyone all about it right? Books, movies, restaurants? Sure. But religion? For me, that just *can’t* be about “the sell.”
May 21, 2010 | 41 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: On Balance
My kids, my house, my husband, myself. What’s that last one again? I’m grasping for balance, friends.
May 14, 2010 | 22 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: Random Acts of Kindness
In honor of Mother’s Day AND May Day – a few thoughts on Kindness, and its role in *all* religions.
May 07, 2010 | 18 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: “The B Word”
Blessed people. I’m talking about the word blessed. What did you think I was going to write about today?! Sheesh.
Apr 30, 2010 | 14 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: Clink! to Israel
My relationship with Israel is like any other– sometimes fabulous, sometimes painful. What kind of a connection do I want to foster between Israel and my kids?
Apr 23, 2010 | 16 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: About a Mazik
Raising my boy feels so very different than my girls. A lot of it I’m still muddling through, but the mazik-cutie-pie-trouble-maker part of him? That, I love!
Apr 16, 2010 | 13 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: Against All Odds, My Grandmother’s Story
My Grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. This is her story. I am honored (and humbled) to tell it.
Apr 09, 2010 | 24 comments | View Post
Minnesota Mamaleh: When It Comes To Religion, Think. Please.
Taking the “just the way it is” out of religion and bringing honest-to-goodness thinking and questioning right back on in.
Apr 02, 2010 | 20 comments | View Post
