Mommy is overwhelmed or ill or out of touch. Older Sister wants her younger siblings to be properly nurtured, so she steps in to fill the void. Where does such an arrangement leave the parent? The older sister? The younger siblings?
Twenty-year-old Gitty due to be married in a few weeks slipped into a magnificent cloud of chiffon — all the while trying to keep her two-year-old sister’s grubby hands off the pristine white fabric.
“People were so confused” Gitty remembers.
“You’re not the baby’s mother you’re a kallah?” they asked bewildered.
“I’m her second mother” Gitty replied with a smile.
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