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Nomi Burstein

Friday, August 19, 2011

The Brookline Parent

We Took a Train, Took a Train, to Another State

Traveling with twins.

Ever since Muffin and Squeaker were born, Nomi and I have mostly avoided taking them on long trips. I know of many people who have flown across the country or even the world with their infant children, but the logistics of even a quick jaunt to New York City to see my aunts seemed too daunting with twins in the mix. The furthest we’ve taken the kids from Brookline has been to Burlington, to visit Nomi’s parents. However, last weekend our sedentary streak came to an end. One of our nephews, Nomi’s sister’s son, was having his Bar Mitzvah in Silver Spring, Maryland. We’ve known this was going to happen for about thirteen years now, ever since we were at his bris in 1998. But it hadn’t occurred to me two years ago that the birth of Muffin and…

Friday, August 5, 2011

The Brookline Parent

Declarations of Independence

Surviving the emergence of determination and self-confidence

When Muffin and Squeaker were infants, things were difficult for Michael and me because we were new parents with no clue what we were doing. We had to adapt to the new challenge of having two babies totally dependent on us and the burden of doing so on minimal sleep. “It will get easier,” everyone told us. And to some extent they were correct. The day-to-day effort of handling the needs of the girls has gotten easier. But as Muffin and Squeaker mature, they discover more that they want to do, and it is up to us to determine what is safe and what is possible and, as necessary, stand our ground when they want to do things we have determined are not permissible. Unsurprising to either Michael or me, Muffin is the more active boundary pusher. …

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