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seen from behind, two women walk on either side of a little girl, both holding the girl's hands
Posted inParenting

I couldn’t have done it without my fellow moms

by Julie Levine January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

There’s been a group of us who have been walking together since our girls began kindergarten. They became fast friends, and so did we. And 15 years later, with our […]

a door at the end of a plain hallway is a ajar
Posted inColumns

Virginia Woolf was right. I deserve a room of my own. (The kids can share one.)

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein May 29, 2019
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The consequences of unwanted advice to new moms

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein April 10, 2019
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Posted inUncategorized, Columns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

A single foster mother? Welcome to life as a mom-to-be

Allison Borsuk by Allison Borsuk May 11, 2017May 11, 2017
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Posted inTalking With ..., Jewish Life

Q&A: Should I become a mother? Ann Davidman has the answer

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 17, 2017February 24, 2017
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Postpartum blues? Not in Israel’s ‘baby hotels,’ which pamper new moms

by Debra Kamin February 7, 2017

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