This morning, on the way to our “Jewish” class… Not “Hebrew School” as we are not learning hebrew, but rather a class at our synagogue of choice (Renewal, feminist, politically and socially aware, multi-cultural, all kinds of families, etc.) for…
Jonah asks me, over breakfast one morning: “Who made God?” So I ask him, “Who do you think made God?” He answers. And I start writing it down because, well, you’ll see… The guy made of asteroids and stars. He…
You never know when Jonah might actually reveal something about what happens during the day at summer camp. He certainly doesn’t reveal much when asked. Sometimes I can trick him into giving me a detail. I’ve wormed out of him…
Yesterday, on the way to his first day ever of summer camp, Jonah asked me if fairies and unicorns are real. So asked him if he thought they were real. He told me a number of things, that fairies are…
In spite of everything, Jonah still believes in people. Last night, just before going to sleep next to me in his (our) hospital bed, and just after his 8:00pm IV antibiotics infusion, he said, “Mama, today was a lovely day.”…
I’m just schlepping him around in it and arranging playdates. Today, these things happened. Miraculously, we did not fight or yell or threaten or beg him to put on his clothes this morning. He just did it. He chose that…
Last night, during dinner: Jonah: Are aliens real? (Ayy-leeei-yunz reyuall) Daddy: Yes, explanation about possibility, science. Mommy: Maybe, but adds on about very slim possibility, science. Jonah: I think aliens ARE real. Jonah (continues): I think they should be EARTH…
We have started eating dinner together more lately, as Jonah’s bedtime has gotten later, and suddenly, this happened: One night, just as we were all seated at our places and about to dig in, Jonah yelled, “Wait! We have to…
