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This Mom Is Not Yet Rated!

When I was four-years-old, my mom took me to my first movie. I still remember the excitement of having the huge screen in front of me, sitting next to my mom, older sister and brother, with my popcorn and soda. I waited with anticipation for the movie to start, and before I knew it Dolly Parton was up there, larger than life in  The Best Little Whore House In Texas.     Ok, so it was a questionable choice of movie for a toddler. By today’s standards, she probably would have been all over social media with hashtags like #LittlestShameHouse or something ridiculous. Luckily in 1982 there was no social media, and there were also fewer movie choices of which to take your kids. But if I’m completely honest, I have no recollection of being affected by the sex scenes in that movie. I don’t know if my mom covered my eyes or took me to the bathroom at those parts. I do, however, have a deep, emotional memory of how much I loved watching the dancing, and hearing Dolly sing “I ...
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NO Rules Apply

Farrah Perspective:   As the springtime holidays are approaching, we enter into a whole other area of “mom guilt” or “mom pressures”.  Are we making sure our kids know the real meanings behind the holidays, or do they just think that Easter is about finding pretty, colorful eggs and/or Passover is about getting a present for finding a piece of matzah?   Whenever I start over-analyzing these expectations or stressing that I am not doing the right thing, I think about how I was raised.  Listen, I am far from perfect and I certainly wouldn’t want to copy every single detail about how I was raised (sorry mom & dad).  However, there are a few things that I just think my parents did right, but I am not sure how they did it.   Yes, I went through 13 years of hebrew school, had a Bat Mitzvah, went to temple on the high holidays, fasted on Yom Kippur and didn’t eat bread for Passover.  BUT that is not what I reflect on about the holidays and i...
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The Story of Moses and Other Things I Don’t Know…

Danielle’s perspective: If someone asked me to tell the story of Passover, it would go something like this:   Moses parted a sea, the Jews put some kind of carb-loaded food on their backs, there was no oven to make it rise, and then the Jews were freed from Egypt .  Am I close?  I also know that you’re not supposed eat foods with yeast for seven days, although I secretly stopped doing that around three years ago.  Here’s another statement I’m going to make that might be surprising.  Even though I don’t know any of the exact details of that story and don’t abide by the eating restrictions, I still consider myself to be a good Jew.  Ok, maybe I’ll rephrase that to a “good enough” Jew.  I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who are thinking, “oh, how convenient.”  My answer is, actually, yes, it is convenient, and I need to learn to be ok with that. We all have different beliefs, no matter our religion, and we all have different w...
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The Holiday Challenge

This upcoming holiday (whether you celebrate Passover or Easter), we’re proposing something CRAZY. Let’s all give ourselves a break from the pressures that weigh us down and cause it to be less enjoyable.  Is there something specific (you’re allowed to pick more than one) you can think of that you know causes you stress?  Services?  Cooking?  Making your kids dress up?  Instead of dreading it, start to accept that this year, you’re going to do it differently.  You’re not going to worry about judgments or expectations.  We know, it’s so much easier said than done.  We’re taking the challenge, too.  Let’s raise our glasses and toast (is it 10 am yet?) to us all slacking juuuust a tiny bit this Passover or Easter.   Click below to read our perspectives and you’ll see we’ve already jumped in and started testing the waters. CLICK HERE TO READ DANIELLE'S PERSPECTIVE CLICK HERE TO READ FARRAH'S PERSPECTIVE ...
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No, This is Not a Handbook!

How often do you wish you could take out that mom handbook to help solve all your issues, from potty training to figuring out what the appropriate age is for your daughter to start shaving?   And who could survive without the chapter on “impossibly tackling all 75 hours worth of tasks on your to-do list while also having time to interact (not via facetime) with your children?”  Ugh, if only that handbook existed (and was written by a bunch of women who had Phd’s in maternal instincts who also sat around in yoga pants eating pizza and drinking wine)!   Obviously, there is no degree in motherhood, and there is no one “right way” to tackle any parenting issue.  The journey of motherhood is hardly ever smooth, but oftentimes the bumps we encounter make the best stories and teach us the most important lessons.  Rather than feeling discouraged and humiliated, wouldn’t it be so much more helpful and refreshing if we were all just honest when we scre...
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No, This is Not a Handbook!

How often do you wish you could take out that mom handbook to help solve all your issues, from potty training to figuring out what the appropriate age is for your daughter to start shaving?   And who could survive without the chapter on “impossibly tackling all 75 hours worth of tasks on your to-do list while also having time to interact (not via facetime) with your children?”  Ugh, if only that handbook existed (and was written by a bunch of women who had Phd’s in maternal instincts who also sat around in yoga pants eating pizza and drinking wine)!   Obviously, there is no degree in motherhood, and there is no one “right way” to tackle any parenting issue.  The journey of motherhood is hardly ever smooth, but oftentimes the bumps we encounter make the best stories and teach us the most important lessons.  Rather than feeling discouraged and humiliated, wouldn’t it be so much more helpful and refreshing if we were all just honest when we scre...
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This Mom Is Not Yet Rated!

When I was four-years-old, my mom took me to my first movie. I still remember the excitement of having the huge screen in front of me, sitting next to my mom, older sister and brother, with my popcorn and soda. I waited with anticipation for the movie to start, and before I knew it Dolly Parton was up there, larger than life in  The Best Little Whore House In Texas.     Ok, so it was a questionable choice of movie for a toddler. By today’s standards, she probably would have been all over social media with hashtags like #LittlestShameHouse or something ridiculous. Luckily in 1982 there was no social media, and there were also fewer movie choices of which to take your kids. But if I’m completely honest, I have no recollection of being affected by the sex scenes in that movie. I don’t know if my mom covered my eyes or took me to the bathroom at those parts. I do, however, have a deep, emotional memory of how much I loved watching the dancing, and hearing Dolly sing “I ...
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NO Rules Apply

Farrah Perspective:   As the springtime holidays are approaching, we enter into a whole other area of “mom guilt” or “mom pressures”.  Are we making sure our kids know the real meanings behind the holidays, or do they just think that Easter is about finding pretty, colorful eggs and/or Passover is about getting a present for finding a piece of matzah?   Whenever I start over-analyzing these expectations or stressing that I am not doing the right thing, I think about how I was raised.  Listen, I am far from perfect and I certainly wouldn’t want to copy every single detail about how I was raised (sorry mom & dad).  However, there are a few things that I just think my parents did right, but I am not sure how they did it.   Yes, I went through 13 years of hebrew school, had a Bat Mitzvah, went to temple on the high holidays, fasted on Yom Kippur and didn’t eat bread for Passover.  BUT that is not what I reflect on about the holidays and i...
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