On Succos, we gather our crops, reflect on our harvest. In life, we gather our experiences, appreciate what we’ve gained
It had been a long day after a lousy night. I desperately needed a shower, a break, sanity. Dinner was running late and I was running on fumes as I tried to cobble something together.
“Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, can we have a freeze pop? Pleeeeeeease?” The kids crowded around me, begging with their most adorable faces on.
Make sure your interactions with your children are 80 percent positive and only 20 percent negative.
“No! Of course not! It’s almost dinner!” I snapped at them. Disappointed, they wandered off to the other room, where I heard them ask their father the same question.
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