Talk about babies with a fashion presence. Jeremy and Ali Hynek are parents to triplet 6-month-olds Penelope, Ethan, and Alejandra--who they refer to as PEA (get it?). Like many parents, they love…taking pictures of their bundles of joy and sharing them on Instagram--and even go so far as to dress them in coordinating costumes. Ali told The Huffington Post why she began to dress her babies in costumes and take photos: “I’m a new mom and was really excited about dressing the babies up for their first… >> Read More
Everyone knows that toys for children have been gendered--and are marketed as such--for a long, long time. Whether it's action figures for boys or baby dolls for girls, it's so engrained that we…don't even realize it. This is precisely why British toy brand Smyth's Toys just released a commercial that disbands gender stereotypes--and shows us that toys are just toys. The video is set to a cover of Beyonce's "If I Were A Boy," and follows a kid named Oscar around. Oscar imagined what kind of toys he'd play with if… >> Read More
Recently, I was out for a quick dinner at the local deli with my husband and our two school-age kids. As I walked from the counter to find a table, I noticed a younger couple sitting with their…toddler daughter who sat so nicely at the table. She was actually eating with a fork! I did a double take because she looked younger than age 2 as she sat so politely, eating with that “big-girl fork.” There were no electronics or toys in front of her. She just looked delighted to be there in her… >> Read More
I sent my daughter to school on Rosh Hashanah. I’m still struggling with that decision, but less than I thought.
We belong to an active Conservative congregation, and we are among the Shabbat…“regulars” crowd. If we are in town on Saturday, we go to synagogue. Our children grew up in that building. While our own families live in another state, the folks at synagogue have become like family to us—grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, cousins, nieces, and nephews. We share in simchas and sadnesses. It is our community.… >> Read More
I peeled the apples slowly, methodically. That’s why my mom introduced the lemon juice. We needed something to keep the first few from browning as I slowly took bits of skin off the last of the…bunch and pushed each through the corer and cutter. It drove me crazy if, after coring, there was still a bit of red or green on the usable fruit, and I needed to trim those pieces as well. When all apples were trimmed into wedges and transferred to my mom’s oval glass dish, I’d squeeze… >> Read More
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