The two of them have always looked like they just walked off the set of “Fiddler on the Roof” – there is no mistaking them.?Ǭ†?Ǭ†I just want to say something about this picture.?Ǭ†This is exactly what Ben looks like and exactly who he . . . → Read More: Is this the little boy at play?

OK,?Ǭ†I changed the lyrics to the song.?Ǭ†The line goes “Is this the little girl I carried?” ?Ǭ†But Eileen did all the carrying.?Ǭ†Maybe I should have gone with “Is this the little girl I schlepped?”

Let me be clear.?Ǭ†For those of you . . . → Read More: Is this the little girl she carried?

Regular readers of this blog have complained that I have not written about the bar / bat mitzvah celebration. I’ve been having trouble with the image manager on the site and wanted to wait until I could share photos.

Here are some of our guests. They . . . → Read More: What is it about baby lamb chops?

Parents of college kids have weighed in on my post about the things you really don’t want to hear your college kid say to you – either via email, text or voice mail.

My favorite reaction came from a dear old friend (emphasis on the word ‘dear’ and not the word ‘old’)

?Ǭ†I . . . → Read More: I’ll take “College Kid Quotable Quotes for 400″

NOTE: no pix today. image manager being repaired.

I really don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t have great gift ideas. I came up with that title so that people who were googling around looking might stumble upon the blog (hey ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú at least I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m honest).

First off, the . . . → Read More: Great Gift ideas for a bar / bat mitzvah – T minus 6

Why does your son or daughter feel inclined to call you and tell you things that worry you to death or drive you completely out of your mind? Sometimes they come in the form of phone calls. Sometimes, if you are luckier, it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s . . . → Read More: Things you don’t want your college freshman to say.

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Note:?Ǭ†WordPress problem this a.m.?Ǭ†No capability to add a pic.?Ǭ†Will add later.

For nearly a decade I led an organization that worked to fight stereotypes about gay and lesbian people.?Ǭ†While stereotypes have their roots in reality, relying on them . . . → Read More: The College Freshmen Alliance Against Defamation

For the next seven days we turn our attention to these little lima beans. I’m sure that Scout will find her way into some of these posts but this . . . → Read More: So you’re having a bar / bat mitzvah? T minus 7