HeyJaredFamily Fortitude with Susan Lapin
Forced into homeschool retirement by my 7 kids growing up, I share my reflections on marriage and family to provide support and hope to those in the trenches. Author, speaker, co-host of a popular TV show for over ten years.
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Putting One Little House in Order (opens the original)
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I’ve been housecleaning today. Not my house, but the small, plastic birdhouse outside our bedroom window. Its owners abandoned it last week shortly after the newest fledgling took wing.Last year, our resident mourning doves generated much drama. My husband and I emotionally invested in their well-being to a ridiculous extent. Over the winter months, I had in mind to clean out the birdhouse but like so many industrious plans, thought never turned into action.<p class="cta-c
Disappearing Time (opens the original)
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“When did she have the time to do this?” asked my granddaughter.The “she” was my maternal grandmother. “This” referred to two embroidered tablecloths gracing our Shabbat table. One had been kept in a cardboard box with my name on it, a gift prepared when I was a little girl. It waited patiently to be given to me as a wedding gift, even though Grandma was no longer alive to bestow it. I inherited the other tablecloth after my own mother passed away, having watched it grace my parents’ holiday tab
Memories (opens the original)
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Paint a picture of not being recognized while visiting a parent with dementia and the hearts of those reading that depiction will fill with compassion and empathy. Losing one’s memory is a fear that grips most people beyond their twenties, transforming the overcrowded mind’s inability to remember where you left your keys into a panic-stricken moment.Smells. Sounds. Tastes. These are antidotes to forgetting. Which helps explain why on the Day of Memory, a less well-known name for Rosh Hashana, th
Lifetime Learning (opens the original)
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After our friend, Mike, returned to civilian life after serving multiple military tours overseas, he explained to me that one is never an ex-Marine. You may not be on active duty, but you remain a Marine. I hope he and his comrades won’t find this offensive, but I feel somewhat the same way about being a homeschooling mom.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1586929147129-359056a8f0a3?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHN
Don’t Say It - Don’t Think It (opens the original)
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What three words can undo your child’s fond memories of summer? What eleven words can seriously damage your relationship with your child?Imagine this scenario: You and your children are at the beach, or the park, or the market. School starts in a few days. A fellow mom says, “Aren’t you counting down the days?” Without thinking and maybe with an exaggerated eyeroll you answer, “I can’t wait.” Or worse, you say, “I’d go crazy if I had them home for another week!”<a class="image-link imag
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