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The "Twilight" Zone

Hold your nose and join me for a literary analysis of a series that would serve mankind better as mulch in our gardens. Click HERE what it's all about...

 

  "Enlighten the Gentiles"

Yiddish words and phrases to amuse and confuse.
The latest entry explains a little about the expression Mazel Tov, and about a reason to use it. And you'll find the archives HERE . Read and enjoy...... 

 

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The Man (of the House): The love of my life. Severely addicted to books (that take up WAYYYY too much space in our house) and raw garlic. We've been married 15 years, but involved for many more. Long story....

Our Kids:
SC:  Age 14. Book addicted like both her parents. Serious, but with a nice sense of humor. Well mannered in the eyes of the world, but at home,it can be another story--she's a teenager(!)

JR: Age 10  I think of her as a Disney Princess's evil twin. All the eccentricity of both sides of the family wrapped up in a sweet little body and an adorable smile. People find her a darling. I do too, but I also find her exhausting!

The Beasts: Our 2 cats, both adopted from animal rescue. "Bart" is a big, solid black, total teddy bear of a cat. Our brown tabby queeen "Bella" is  in love with The Man, though she seems to like me too!

Me: Children's librarian by day, tired keeper of all of the above by night. When I think of my life, I think of Nicole Hollander (Sylvia)'s immortal line about things that are easier than combining a family and a career. Like swimming the Amazon covered in peanut butter....

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    Dear Darling Daughter,

    « H E LibraryLady :: email
    posted Mon, 11/02/09

    Perhaps I AM meaner and stricter than all the mothers around here. Quite possible from what I've seen.

    But when I take you and Mr Wonderful to the mall and instead of staying there, you take the Metro into DC and "go for a walk" around the monuments, what do you expect?

    I was all prepared to let you go with him to DC and go to the Newseum. It's just that you didn't have your plans in place early enough, and getting at 2PM to a museum that costs $13 admission and closes at 5PM was not a good plan.

    And I had point blank said you couldn't just wander around. You needed somewhere to go when making a trip like that for the first time. And we needed to know where you were!

    SC, you violated our trust. You want more freedom, but you can't be trusted to do as you're told and to not do things we've told you not to do.

    And it's got nothing to do with the fact that you were with Mr Wonderful, though you think that explains everything on both sides. I'd be just as pissed if you'd done this with any of your female friends!

    So you're not going to be taking any more weekend trips with the boy. You're not going to the movies, or anywhere out of the neighborhood, even if there is "nothing to do" around here.

    Hope you had a great time, baby. Because it's going to have to last you until your 15th birthday in February. I'm not even sure I'm going to let you see him outside of school.

    Damnit, I wish your Nanay was here to help me on this. But my guess is that she's cheering me on, wherever she is.

    I know you're mad at me. I can deal with it. Because I'm thinking of what I need to do to raise you to be a responsible, thinking adult.

    And I love you with all my heart--more than you will ever know.

    Mom

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