“Parenting is a universal phenomenon, so it is hard to say that there is a Jewish way to parent”
Parenting is a universal phenomenon, so it is hard to say that there is a Jewish way to parent. There is no […]
Category: Family
“What does it mean to be a hip-hop parent?”
What does it mean to be a hip-hop parent? For me, it means moving heaven and earth to protect my daughter from […]
“Our kids should never be more important than our marriage, and they should never be less important”
Our kids should never be more important than our marriage, and they should never be less important. If they’re more important, the […]
“Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused”
Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused. Sexual images pervade their magazines, billboards, and phones informing them of things […]
“The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact that staying home may not actually make mothers happy”
The idealized vision of 1950s womanhood that still permeates our politics ignores the fact that staying home may not actually make mothers […]
“…the women are super double tanked — that to be a modern, urbane woman means to be a serious drinker”
That’s the summer I realize that everyone around me is tanked. But it also dawns on me that the women are super […]
“…the more the children of the better-off were cherished, and pampered, the worse the treatment of the children of the poor appeared to be”
If Victorian- and Progressive-era middle-class moralists were newly concerned about the dead and dying babies of the poor, it was partly because […]
“…I think that having a good sex life is often very much entwined with having a certain level of intimacy in the marriage…”
I want to sort of debunk a myth. I think people assume that, when somebody has an affair, that the marriage was […]
“I blame [her] for a lot…just in case you thought you could get one…hour off the clock”
Do you remember the Enjoli perfume commercial from the 1970s? The chick who could bring home the bacon, fry it up in […]
“Continuity is not an end in itself, but a culture’s purpose is not to be an ephemeral work of performance art”
Marriage in the classical sense is a commitment to sustainability. Continuity is not an end in itself, but a culture’s purpose is […]
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