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Are You There G-d? It’s Me, Alexander

by Jessica Gottlieb on January 4, 2010

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Last week when I was in the desert with the kids I took Alexander to the book store. My husband and I both want the kids to love to read, so we’ve flooded them with everything from comic books to hardcovers. We don’t care what they read, we just want them to enjoy it. Unfortunately, [...]

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The Wall

by Jessica Gottlieb on September 27, 2009

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I’ve picked him up from the airport. I love him, I’m so happy to see him. My body defied me. I’m a heap of exhaustion after eight days of heat wave and parenting. It’s been over 100 degrees for the past five days, and though I’m absolutely delighted that my husband is home, it’s not [...]

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Reentry

by Jessica Gottlieb on September 26, 2009

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We’ve named it reentry. Much like atmospheric reentry there is a certain amount of risk. Now that we are twelve years into marriage and almost eleven years into parenting, we have a solution. I leave the house. When the kids were tiny his job took him away much more than it does now. There would [...]

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My Husband Has A Boss That’s Not Me

by Jessica Gottlieb on September 22, 2009

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My husband is on a business trip with his boss. My Mother is on a pleasure trip with her husband. I am at home vacuuming the floorboards. In an incredibly sensitive moment my beloved late husband calls me. Apparently the four of them are having dinner somewhere swanky in London. Here is the entire conversation, [...]

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Twelve

by Jessica Gottlieb on June 29, 2009

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Twelve years. Our daughter made us parents and our son made us a family. I’ve lived with my best friend for twelve years. I do, in fact, have it all.

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You know how there’s always that one guy who likes to go to a bar, drink too much and pick a fight with the puny guy in the corner? I’m a little like that. I like to have a second glass of wine and ask my husband a question that will make him squirm. Don’t [...]

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