Every morning without fail, Benny grabs this one slipper and guards it like it’s made of gold. It started as a joke — one morning I caught him dragging it across the floor with his whole body wobbling behind it. I laughed, took a picture, and thought that was it. But the next day? He […]

“We married young—just 16 and 20. I told my husband from the start, ‘Don’t expect children in our future.’ Then one day, a birth mom asked to meet us… and she already had the baby. We were completely shocked.”

Just a dog. From time to time people tell me “chill out, it’s just a dog” or “it’s a lot of money just for a dog.” They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time invested, or the costs incurred by “just a dog”. Some of my proudest moments have occurred with “just a dog.” Many […]

Today in the supermarket I came across a grandfather and grandson walking in front of me. The grandson was screaming all the time and demanding something … At that, the grandfather stopped and said: “Calm down, Misha, you just need to calm down”. Even when the boy fell and started hitting the floor with his […]

Eating in the 50s Pasta was not commonly eaten. Curry was a surname. A takeaway was a mathematical problem. A pizza was associated with a leaning tower. Crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to add salt or not. Rice was only served as a milk pudding. A raincoat was what we […]