Monthly Archives: February 2011

Countdown to the Bar Mitzvah: The RSVP

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Susan H. Greenberg

We’re at BM minus 16 days–otherwise known as the period when I bolt awake in the middle of the night, panicked about things that seem utterly manageable in the daylight hours, such as flowers. Or cake. Lucky for my son, … Continue reading →

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Happy Sweet 16, From Far Away

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Susan H. Greenberg

Today my dear, sweet, firstborn daughter turns 16, and I am away on a business trip. This seems entirely fitting,  since I wasn’t around 15 years ago when she took her first steps, either. I was at work in the Newsweek … Continue reading →

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Countdown to the Bar Mitzvah: The Project

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Susan H. Greenberg

My middle child and only son is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah. Well, “preparing” may be overstating it; he knows the blessed event will happen March 12, and he usually manages to commit the required lines of Hebrew text to memory … Continue reading →

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No Slave to School Pictures

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Susan H. Greenberg

Picture Day is the biggest scam going in public schools  today. It’s tyranny by the photo studios, abetted by school administrators, and foisted upon mind-numbed parents who will mechanically fill out any form that comes home via backpack. The pictures are almost … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ask Me Why

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Susan H. Greenberg

My oldest child, who is in 10th grade, is in the process of applying for board positions of the various clubs at her school, as well as for summer jobs, internships and grants for trips abroad. Over dinner tonight she regaled … Continue reading →

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That’s why I’m here

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Susan H. Greenberg

Taking care of an infant is incredibly boring. The feed-diaper-rock-sleep routine is tedious and unrewarding, at least until you get those first gummy smiles at around four weeks. But nobody ever talks about that. I remember sitting there in dank … Continue reading →

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