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JJ Abrams opens the box of my childhood

The dismantling of the heart of Star Wars by MBAs eager to cash in on the $4 billion merchandising machine that is, at its core, a genuine human story of triumph, is a horrible thing to watch. »
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Diaper by diaper and bottle by bottle

It takes time and energy to care for someone learning to become human. It takes even more effort to learn to become a family. This isn't obvious in our culture. »
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We are not getting the full story about the choices we make

We all make choices and we all make trade-offs because the laws of physics say you cannot create more time. But what I think is interesting is that this is not the message society gives us, because we never see what other people are giving up. »
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A Review of the Recent Impressionist Exhibit at the Philadelphia Art Museum

I've escaped the house! »
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How to think in two languages

Just a single word can paint an entire world. »
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Where I end and where she begins

Where does our right to share end and our children's right for privacy begin? »
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How to become an American Jew

How do families become Americanized? »
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Russian Mom July 2015

Idea from here.

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Early parenthood in paintings

When the baby wakes up at 4:37 am

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When the baby smiles at something you did

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When you finally got the baby to sleep but the Amazon delivery guy rings the doorbell:

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When your baby grows out of her size 3 diapers and you realize she will go to college someday:

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When you’re trying to change the baby quickly and she keeps trying to flip over:

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When your baby shows A Symptom and you’re reading Dr.Google  to see what’s wrong

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When you think you see the first tooth:

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When you cut the baby’s nails wrong

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When you go out with the baby and need to take her stuff:

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When you’re trying to get the baby to smile for the camera:

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When your baby-less friends post on Facebook:

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When it takes you 40 minutes to put your baby to sleep and you hear her waking up 25 minutes later:

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When you, your spouse, and your parents are all in the kitchen and you hear a baby noise in the living room:

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When the baby is crying because she needs to be changed and fed and your cell phone rings:

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When you’re trying to kiss and hug your baby but she only wants to crawl and roll over:

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When you’re bracing yourself for the spit up

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The spit-up:

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Your living room at the end of the day:

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When the baby is asleep for the night:

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When you are asleep for the night, with the monitor next to you:

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Reddit was amazing

The old internet,whatever it was, is gone. The revolution is over. »
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The pictures I’m not taking

I wish I was taking more pictures not only of our baby, but of all of her stuff. »
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It is hard to talk to my baby in Russian

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The one about Friends

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No, I will not enjoy every moment

"Enjoy every moment!" Nope. I refuse. »
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