When I wrote about my decision to send my kids to a private religious school (much to my husband's chagrin) in The Jewish Week I admitted that a lot of my decision was born out of a sense of guilt, a sense of duty, and a sense to continue the journey of my ancestors and keep the religion, culture and customs alive and well in the hearts of my kids. And I am happy and feel really good about my … [Read more...]
Tiger Mothers and Background Fathers
BY Carolyn Edgar After reading Amy Chua's Wall Street Journal article, "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior," excerpted from her new book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," I planned to write a post not unlike many of the posts I've read about Chua. I was going to talk about suicide rates among Asian students as evidence that parental demands for perfection can be destructive. I was going to talk … [Read more...]
Heidi Klum loves her husband, admits she works at her relationship every day and is ready to take on KIDS!
Heidi Klum the leggy, luscious supermodel, mama to four kids, wife to the hunky singer Seal and host of Project Runway is adding one more accolade to her illustrious list; host of a new Lifetime show Seriously Funny Kids. The show which will premiere on Tuesday, February 1 at 9pm ET/PT on Lifetime Television is an unscripted series which will feature Klum interacting with children and bringing out … [Read more...]
As a society, are we simply desensitized to infidelity?
I am one of MANY women who read this week's NY Times Vows section, which essentially details a couple who found each other, while both were still married- and yet their undeniable attraction for each other could not be contained. Although they say, they never engaged in a physical relationship with each other while they were still married- after much consternation and internal examination on both … [Read more...]