“The ones who should have loved me couldn’t. But the ones that DID, couldn’t have loved me better.”
I Never Had A Family Home Or Safe Space, But I Always Had My Friends
Ultimate Shabbat Cinnamon Noodle Kugel
“If home is where the heart is, my heart will always be in my mom’s kitchen in Brooklyn. Now, when I want to feel close to her I cook and share her recipes from my kitchen in Los Angeles.”
I Find It Helpful To Focus Less On My Diagnoses And More On Me
“I’ve found some peace in being able to say, ‘It doesn’t really matter where that comes from, I can learn how to handle it.'”
I Adore My Teens, But I Crave Those ‘Little’ Years
“As much as I love being a witness to my kids’ becomings, I grieve the moments swallowed up by the years.”
Motherhood Is Overflowing With Love AND Exhaustion
“While it’s exhausting, it’s your greatest joy to worry, care for, and love your children.”
Crunchy Lebanese Chickpea Fatteh For Ramadan
“My childhood memories make me turn to this recipe over and over again.”
Preschool Teacher’s Advice For Raising Capable, Confident, Resilient Kids
“Our children are our future, and they live in an increasingly difficult and confusing world, so the most important thing we can teach them is that they are important, capable, and loved!”
Late Father’s Traditional Spanish Canelones
“When he passed away, he left me with a big void I didn’t know how to fill and a sadness I didn’t know how to cope with. That’s when I decided to honor his memory in a way that united us in his last months: cooking.”
‘I hid it for years, ashamed to tell my therapist.’: Bulimia, sexual abuse survivor talks road to recovery
“None of us know how trauma will show up in our lives. For some, including me, trauma made me feel better, for a short time. The events had struck me so hard and were so completely overwhelming, the trauma was almost a convenient distraction. That was until the mist cleared and the reality of the guilt, pain, and horror of those events hit home.”
7 Reasons It’s Not Bad For Your Stepchild To Be ‘Scared’ Of You
“Now when I say she is ‘scared’ of me, I am really talking about a healthy kind of fear I think every step kid should have for their stepmom.”