Did I mention yet how much I cringed when I titled this post and the last. Using that P word is so ugly – it’s a word that’s dripping with vulgarism and yet its the accurate word to describe what went on. [Click here for the post about it] Awful as it was, I’m glad I wrote it. I’m glad I grew up without taboos - Judaism and life are just layers of one fabric and we approach both simultaneously with G-d’s will as [...]
READ THIS POST BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY> The kid had an Ipod – a seemingly innocuous device – until you realize just how curious kids are. It’s just an Ipod – a little music maker – like dynamite is just a candle shaped stick. Anger and feelings of despair overwhelmed me when I found out that my child along with their friends looked up a nauseating internet video. How crazy is it to write about this? I figure if this [...]
We arrived at Patabsco River at 2:30 in the afternoon. The kids had been itching to go after being home all morning while I was out. In under two minutes, the kids were in their bathing suits and swimming happily. I stood at the edge of the river, my eyes darting back and forth keeping track of the kids. I’d purposely left my phone in the car so that I would be really present. But though the water tickled [...]
I haven’t posted in so long and I have so much to catch you up on. It’s amazing how much life goes on in three weeks. There was so much I was going to write about that’s just flown by! Like,the three little kittens were born on our porch this week. And how my daughter has been saying that our cat is pregnant for 2 months and I thought it was just fantasy! And about this book I read (part [...]
Over Shavuos we had the incredibly humbling expereince of hosting 4 girls and their teacher from a school called Shalsheles. In my next post I’ll tell you more about them. Here, I let Ravital do all the talking… .
Dear Friends, The other day, I posted a cry for help. Help! I lost myself! I lost the person I want to be! I lost my dancing feet. Having Dancing feet is when you’re right where you need to be in life and all your movements are gracefully in that direction. Tripping feet, on the other hand… tripping feet are when you want one thing but think that you have to say yes to six others. When you have [...]
This video was from last night. Ah, we’re that much closer to Shabbos! Wishing everyone a Good Shabbos! love, Rivka Malka
Discipline. Ouch. Spending time with my father last week, I started to notice just how much discipline had a place in our family culture growing up. I hated it. No, I loved it. No, I hated it. Ok fine. Then I hated it, now I love it. Buckle your seatbelts. You’re about to hear what happened when we didn’t hang up our coats in the wintertime. (9 coats make a big mess!) We didn’t get a spanking and we didn’t get a warning. [...]
I just spent Shabbos with my family. I have so many thoughts to share but so much housework to do! As I try to figure out how in the world to parent well, I’m having quite a revival in appreciating who my parents are! This is Ep 1/ 3 of a conversation with my father. Next post I’ll give you some background and tell you a little about him. In the meantime, what are your thoughts? How do you teach [...]
The irony was too amazing. I laughed halfway to the park! I kept them waiting in the car to take a video while talking about putting them first. I can’t stop thinking about this…. Do our kids KNOW they’re first? What do my actions tell them?
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