Chaim picked up his laffa, then put it down. He seemed to be thinking. “I don’t remember ever…
My breath caught in my throat. Every time I let myself picture that awful moment, I felt first-trimester…
The door to the ezras nashim opened; I knew she was there before I looked. Be a lady,…
Behaving for Yehudis is failing. It was giving up too much of what makes me, well, me
“You’re the worst Tatty ever.” Avrumi kept quiet. Tzvi scowled
Yup, she was definitely my daughter. There was a lull. I stayed quiet for as long as I…
"You can do better, Chana. Yehudis, who made your community, deserves better. So does the shul"
I’d thought switching yeshivos was just a suggestion — now it was a threat
"I know, but it’s so scary. The odds are slim, but they’re still there, my numbers were off,…
How funny and sad is it that I’m giving parenting advice and support to Shifra when I’m kinda…
“Who said I want to go back to the dorm?” Chaim interjected. What? That wasn’t in the script
What was she saying? I was confused. I didn’t say anything, because at that moment nothing felt safe…
I was a free woman until Tzvi got home at 2:30. I may as well chap arein my…
They wanted to pay me to speak? Funniest thing ever
"Coming to Yom Kippur through yirah is like a mafia sit down with an IRS auditor"
“I’m going to skip my introduction. If you paid for this course, you know what you’re getting”
I gave Avrumi a look. “You’re not getting this, Chaim told me this and then said, ‘Well, now…
Oh, Chana, I chided myself. You just walked into a popularity contest
"What’s there to explain? It’s embarrassing, it’s disappointing, it’s frustrating, concerning. That’s not enough?”
Oh, Shifra, right back to perfect. I mentally shook my head. I need to keep an eye on…
Do I, don’t I, do I, don’t I, I made all the nano-second calculations we mothers do. “Yes.…
“It makes me feel empowered to parent my kids, but, y’know, it also makes me feel a little…
"Recording me without my knowledge, while well-intentioned, just doesn’t work for me. I think it’ll put something between…
I slumped on the bed and stared with blank eyes. New place, new role, new mother, too much
She was trying to sound shocked that I’d disparaged myself, but she sounded more relieved that I was…
Avrumi just doesn’t get it. He sees it as new-age coddling, too many chinuch panels and not enough…
Only one woman was making eye contact, everyone else averted their gaze. A weight laid itself on my…
“You got the position you’ve always wanted. I was being supportive! I picked up and moved!”
