In the past several weeks, Polina and I have had far more than our usual share of battles. She has always had her ups and downs, her happy and tantrum-y times, but now the behavior issues were occurring more frequently during the day. More
Author: theantelopediaries
Preserving My Identity, or Why I Send My Daughter to Russian School
Recently I learned that a boy who has been attending Russian school with my daughter for the past year and a half will enter kindergarten next school year and not return to Russian School. I was disappointed because my daughter and he are friends, but I was also sad. I was sorry that he wouldn’t be coming back. Emotional involvement in someone else’s decision is considered a poor life choice by Americans. But in Russia, it’s how we keep our community. More
A Girl, and the Birth of a Room
Two weekends ago we finally painted Polina’s room. It was a long time in the making, and when it was done, I almost cried, and not in a good way. More
Beverly Cleary Turns 100
On Tuesday, Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author of books like Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby, turned 100 years old. More
Making the Move in Old Age
Today my husband came home as usual from work but gave me some unexpected news. My 86 year old mother-in-law, who has been living in her home in a suburb of Philadelphia for sixty years, has decided to move to South Carolina. More