You are one quarter Ashkenazi, and lately you’ve been thinking a lot about that, maybe because you named your daughter Roberta after your Grandma, who was the daughter of persecuted Jews who fled from Russia …
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Miscarriage Bear
A.) Enough lovely people sent me messages that they read and enjoy this blog, particularly working moms type people (HI MOMS, YOU GOT THIS MOMS!) and so I’ll absolutely keep leaving my thoughts here, which …
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is anyone there
I’ve been writing this blog for going on 17 years now, ie I started it when I was like 24 YEARS OLD and I thought it’d be funny if in my ‘writer’s headshot’ I was …
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your body
I’ve found that since I’ve lost weight I really want people to notice, like I really crave that affirmation / validation because I’ve worked really hard and it’s probably about 2 metric tons of bread …
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The end
Tuesday night, After 148 days on strike, the writers guild FINALLY BUT ALSO SUDDENLY reached a deal with the AMPTP. It ended as it began: I looked at my phone, said and felt huh, well, …
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Parenting Hack
If you have to take your toddler with you into a public bathroom, and don’t want them touching the toilet which they will definitely want to, hand them your phone while you pee. They will …
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Negotiations Update
Yesterday, after days and hours of deliberation, the WGA and AMPTP announced in a joint statement that they did not want to do a joint statement and had not reached an agreement on a new …
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break fast
I’ve been intermittent fasting and pretty much off dairy / gluten / carbs for NEARLY FIVE MONTHS NOW, and it’s sort of become the new normal. I basically don’t eat between 6:30PM and 10:30AM, and …
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START SPREADING THE NEWWWSSSS
I’m leaving in Januaryyyyyyyyy, I get to BE a part of it, new york, new yorkkkkkk! Our marquee went up today at our theater and she’s gorgeous. Another in a series of surreal images and …
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Bekak
People love to spell my name Bekak, why is this? is the K in Bekah so confusing that it no longer seems or sounds like it comes from Rebecca, a very common and regular name. …