Category Archives: Friendships

Let’s party!! And while we’re at it, let’s build a community

Posted on October 27, 2013 by A Mom In Brooklyn

Recently we celebrated N’s 6th birthday. Like we do every year, we threw a little party at home with a few of her friends. And as always, the party planning drove me crazy. Every year, in the midst of trips … Continue reading →

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Absolute Total Meltdown

Posted on May 22, 2011 by A Mom In Brooklyn

Today I had a terribly un-fun mom-experience.  I had to take N home early from a birthday party because she was having an ATM (Absolute Total Meltdown). It was an inevitably lethal cocktail:  take one 9-month-pregnant mom with a killer … Continue reading →

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A Little More Joy

Posted on April 6, 2011 by A Mom In Brooklyn

Following my last post about our friends Elisa & Nathan Bond, I received an unusually high number of “hits” on my blog.  People left comments in the form of prayers and reporters asked how they could contact the couple.  Unwittingly, I … Continue reading →

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Chicken Soup for the Preschool Soul…?

Posted on December 23, 2010 by A Mom In Brooklyn

As we were driving to preschool the other day, N said to me, “Mom, I hope Melody is at school today.”  I thought, what a nice, thoughtful thing to say.  Then N continued, “Melody has been nice to me for … Continue reading →

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