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Mother's Day Mix-up

Chef.  Chauffeur.  Cheerleader. Teacher.  Therapist.  Torturer. Stylist.  Security guard.  Slave. Incubator.  Influencer.    Indulger. Milk dispenser.  Memory keeper.  Micro-manager. Handholder.  Historian.  Hysteric. Motherhood is a magical mixture— no wonder I’m mixed up about what to say for Mother’s Day. I could write about the picture of my mom that  I posted on my Facebook profile.  […]

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The college crunch

This time of year brings a milestone for high school seniors and their parents— the climax of the college crunch–as inevitable and seasonal as the holidays or hay fever.  It seems like yesterday I was sweating it out—as a student and a parent.   This year  both of my kids will be college graduates, but I […]

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Tiger Dad

No one’s written a book yet called Tiger Dad, but I probably could. (Or maybe, Jewish Tiger Dad.)  I cringe when I hear about the tactics used by Tiger Mom, but really,  it’s just a matter of degree. The opposite of my gentle mother,  my dad was a tough businessman.  He meant business as a […]

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A love letter to the Graduate

All those clichés about love: Love at first sight All you need is Love You complete me I thought I understood —but everything changed in a heartbeat—hers. And to think I almost didn’t sign up for this.  It took over 30 years and a 6-week class at UCLA to decide I wanted to be a […]

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They call her Tiger Mother, but will they call home?

She says she’s a tiger— but oy, what a cat-fight. Amy Chua unleashed an uproar over her book with its controversial theories on parenting—and she’s under attack everywhere —-even Joan Rivers gets into the act. I haven’t read the book yet.  Still, it’s hard for me to stay out of this. Watching the debate about […]

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Learning Curve

This is a  piece I wrote about my daughter Alli– published in MORE Magazine.  I finished college in 1971, a member of the first class of women to graduate from Yale.  I would not describe myself as overly ambitious–still, I like to be first, and I like to be best.  Of course I want the […]

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