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Articles by Bianca Turetsky
My Midlife-Crisis Master’s Degree
“Do you own a CD?” “Do you know how to use a rotary phone?” “CD?” “Rotary phone?” Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I am standing in the packed hallway of the Radcliffe Gymnasium for our ELOE [Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship] orientation. We are in the midst of a “people scavenger hunt,” trying to check off as many folks on our list who meet the requirements. It’s hard to tell who may have taught social studies or who has three siblings.
My husband had a wife before me. Sometimes it feels like I’m living with her ghost
The first time I visited Peter’s weekend house in Sag Harbor, a seaside village on Long Island, I thought his wife, Ruth, was trying to kill me. She had been dead for nearly six years by then. She had died of breast cancer. I knew her only as a ghost. Peter’s son, who I’ll call A for privacy reasons, was staying over at a friend’s house, and I was excited for our first road trip out of the city. A weekend together with nothing planned except preparing meals, making puzzles and reading books.
My husband had a wife before me. Sometimes it feels like I’m living with her ghost
May 23, 2024, 4:50 PM UTC By The first time I visited Peter’s weekend house in Sag Harbor, a seaside village on Long Island, I thought his wife, Ruth, was trying to kill me. She had been dead for nearly six years by then. She had died of breast cancer. I knew her only as a ghost. Peter’s son, who I’ll call A for privacy reasons, was staying over at a friend’s house, and I was excited for our first road trip out of the city.
I’ll never have my own kids. So why can’t I let go of my frozen eggs?
The day Peter got a vasectomy I decided it was time to freeze my eggs. He was my boyfriend then. I was nearly 40. Peter is a physician, and in his professional opinion, I was too old to be on birth control. Peter’s first wife had died of breast cancer seven years earlier. He found himself suddenly a single dad trying to work through his grief while raising a then 9-year-old child on his own. Now his son was 14 — a long way still to go.
I’ll never have my own kids. So why can’t I let go of my frozen eggs?
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Unsaved July 18, 2023, 12:20 PM UTC By Bianca Turetsky The day Peter got a vasectomy I decided it was time to freeze my eggs. He was my boyfriend then. I was nearly 40. Peter is a physician, and in his professional opinion, I was too old to be on birth control. Peter’s first wife had died of breast cancer seven years earlier. He found himself suddenly a single dad trying to work through his grief while raising a then 9-year-old child on his own.
My husband and I don’t live together. I think it’s the secret to our happiness
It is 7 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and I’m sitting on the New York City subway’s 1 train in sunglasses, sweatpants and some platform heels I got on The RealReal. For a moment I time travel back to the college-aged version of myself doing the walk of shame and I hope that is not a thing college-aged girls worry about anymore. But I’m not hungover, or worried over some questionable decisions that began with unadvisedly swiping right.
My husband and I don’t live together. I think it’s the secret to our happiness
Once we realized that it was our call and we didn’t have to follow what everyone else was doing, our relationship deepened, and we both could relax and just feel so lucky that we found someone we liked watching Netflix with. Most relationships involve a lot of texting. Ours more than others. “Can’t wait to see you!” “Same!” It’s Tuesday night and our plan is to make Blue Apron and catch up on “Succession.” Tilapia is on the menu. I’m running late.
A Picky Eater, a Papi with a Motorcycle, and a Female Construction Worker: 10 New Picture Books We're Loving in May
These ten fantastic new picture books offer fresh takes on so many subjects, from building skyscrapers, to zipping around on motorcycles, to spinning traditional and outdated gender norms on their heads. From fiction to biographies to an anthology of inspirational quotes, make some room in your bookshelf because you’re going to want to read these new stories again and again.
6 Awesome Middle Grade Friendship Novels
These last long lazy summer afternoons are perfect for relaxing, recharging, and reading before we head into the hustle and bustle of fall. One of my favorite parts of summer vacation was passing books around amongst my friends, reading and drinking lemonade on the back porch. If that sounds like your young reader’s idea of a perfect summer too, here’s a lovely roundup of middle-grade friendship novels for them to read with their friends this August.
Our Commonalities Are Greater Than Our Differences: An Interview with Sesame Street's Leslie Kimmelman
As someone who grew up on a Sesame Street diet, I was thrilled to get to interview author Leslie Kimmelman, who worked at Sesame Workshop for over two decades! In addition to writing her own children’s books, Leslie gets to spend her days hanging around muppets. How cool is that? Her latest book, We’re Amazing 1, 2, 3! is about the newest character to move to Sesame Street, Julia.
An Interview with Cartoonist and Nope! Author Drew Sheneman
While he is new to the world of picture books, you may recognize Drew Sheneman’s work as a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist from the pages of your local newspaper. His wonderful debut picture book, NOPE!, tells the story of a baby bird who is afraid to leave the nest, something any young child (and parent!) can certainly relate to. Sheneman proves you don’t need a lot of words for a story to pack a big punch.
With 3 of These Rhinos Left, Here’s a Chance to See Them Up Close
Coming face to face with a northern white rhinoceros is like being in the presence of a dinosaur. Virtual reality documentary The Ark allows viewers to get up close to the almost-extinct animal in an immersive project that enhances how documentary film is typically experienced. Think more museum than multiplex.
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Gr 5–8—Calling all fashionistas! Fans of this series and those new to it will enjoy this installment, which takes 12-year-old Louise Lambert to the land of the pyramids. Louise, a devoted fan of vintage clothing, is excited about finding the perfect dress for an upcoming party to welcome her crush and his family to town. Followers of the series know better than to believe that a trip to the Traveling Fashionista Vintage Sale will end simply with a great outfit.
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