Annette Gendler
By Annette Gendler
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Life Don’t Say ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ To Women Who Aren’t Mothers
“We’re all mothers here in some way or another,” said a 50-something woman in writing class as we discussed some aspect of motherhood in a book. “No, we’re not,” I thought, but I kept my mouth shut, not wanting to hurt her feelings about not having children. Sure enough, the rest of the women in…
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Life In Defense Of The ‘Little’ Seder
Whenever I admit that I am hosting a Passover Seder, I am inevitably asked, “So how many people are you having?” I always answer vaguely: “We’re having a bunch of friends over.” In our case, “friends” often only means two, and so sadly this questions makes me think of two friends as “only.” I feel…
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