Writing out of my mind

by Joan Silberlicht Epstein

I have been a keen observer of people and my surroundings for as long as I can remember. I sat and I watched and I wondered. While I never took to hiding in dumbwaiters (does anyone actually have one of these?) Harriet the Spy fascinated me.

I have not always spoken up about my observations, but I have always had plenty to say. This blog is a compilation of those things. Welcome to the inside of my head!

5/13/13 5/13/13

An Open Letter to My Children

Dear Children, When you think of me, and I know you do (I am your mother after all), I hope you think of me with fondness and love. That is certainly the way I think of you. I am not saying that I don’t understand that there will be times when you are angry or

1/2/13 1/2/13

Mommy Mondays

When my children were toddlers they were each enrolled in a fabulous childcare. Eventually they were attending four days a week. But not on Mondays. Never on Mondays. Mondays were our day. We would spend them baking and making crafts (ie making a mess.)

11/2/12 11/2/12

An Open Letter to President Obama

Dear President Obama,
I am writing to thank you.
My husband and I have two children (ages 13 and 8). We are very fortunate. We have always had a roof over our heads and enough to

10/24/12 10/24/12

Making Their Own Lunches – Update

My “get the kids to make their own lunches” project has progressed to the next stage. At the start of October they worked together to fill out two weeks worth of lunch menus. I went grocery shopping to make sure we had all of the necessary ingredients in the house.

10/1/12 10/1/12

I Am a Halloweenie

Halloween is coming. I will admit to being a little sad that trick or treating doesn’t seem to be getting rained out this year. I am not opposed to Halloween per se. I love helping my kids turn their ideas into wearable costumes. I enjoy wandering around the

9/8/12 9/8/12

Baby Steps

I remember the feelings I had when my daughter took her first steps (I wasn’t in the room when my firstborn took his first steps and I really don’t want to go into the feelings I had about missing that milestone!). We were all so pleased as she carefully placed