Rachel Levy Lesser
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What I Learned from Having a Nanny
After speaking with moms across the U.S. and learning firsthand, I have figured out things that I wish I knew when I was a brand new mom looking for the perfect nanny. → Read More
I'd Rather Live Downstairs at Downton
Like so many other loyal public television viewers out there (and by that I mean those of us who didn't know where to find the PBS channel on our television until Downton Abbey came on the scene fi... → Read More
Wear a Freaking Coat!
Boys today, it seems, are made with the kinds of legs that don't get cold. They wear shorts (my son included) on even the coldest of days. To be fair, they are also wearing high socks, so technically, only their knees are exposed to the frigid temper... → Read More
Happy Birthday To Us
The smiles are the same, and so are the values, the ambitions, the dedication to our families and to our friendships, as are our idiosyncrasies that we still love each other for.... → Read More
If These Dishes Could Talk
My mother was a terrible cook, but she set a beautiful table. Every year at least a week before the Jewish holidays -- which, as she used to say, fell either too early or too late, but were never on time -- she'd get out her most favorite dishes.... → Read More
What I Did on my Summer Vacation
I wonder about all the fun times I missed out on the golf course growing up with my father, my brother and especially for me now, my late mother.... → Read More
Generation Camp
I wanted my son to have many of the same experiences I did back in my day. Camp, for me, was more than just playing sports during the day and sleeping in a cabin in the woods at night. Camp was a place where I grew into myself and in many ways, disco... → Read More
Why I Spent My 40th Birthday In My Mother's Closet
In the years since my mom died, I watched my friends rely on their own moms to help care for their young children, seek advice and tell them every once in a while that they were doing a good job. I don't think anyone ever told me that. I knew mom wou... → Read More
The Snowman's True Identity
The snowman celebrates Hanukkah just like me! He is Jewish. I wonder if the holiday marketers at companies like Starbucks, 5 Below, Target, Amazon and the like know this?... → Read More