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Ayelet Waldman

Jews on ice: Michael Chabon talks about Jewish identity, Chassids as hobbits, his love of Barack Obama and the joys of writing a Yiddish-Alaskan detective novel.; By Sarah Goldstein May 4, 2007
Giving birth in shackles: Prisons often force female inmates to remain shackled while in labor.; Sarah Goldstein Mar 2, 2006
"Fidelity is a personality trait": In an excerpt from Ayelet Waldman's new novel, sparks fly between heroine Emilia Greenleaf and her older, married lover.; By Ayelet Waldman Jan 24, 2006
I was conned by JT Leroy: I talked to him on the phone for hours. I even listened to his therapy sessions on tape. And after one particularly weird conversation about his upcoming sex-change operation, I decided he was a fake. So why did I still get sucked in?; By Ayelet Waldman Jan 11, 2006
Dividing the man from his mother: Once, I chafed at any hour my husband spent with his mother, somehow viewing it as time stolen from me. Now I realize it's not a competition.; By Ayelet Waldman Jan 9, 2006
'Tis the season to obsess about food: Thanksgiving yams, Chanukah latkes, Christmas cookies ... for me, they all add up to a holiday-size serving of self-hatred.; By Ayelet Waldman Dec 12, 2005
Their misspent youth: Why is it so hard for politicians to understand that kids in juvenile detention need treatment not punishment?; By Ayelet Waldman Nov 14, 2005
Homework hell: Today's 7-year-olds must do interviews, look through thousands of words, and answer 60 math questions in four minutes. This homework mania doesn't teach kids anything except that life is full of pain.; By Ayelet Waldman Oct 22, 2005
Pink is the new black: Does "shopping for the cure" cheapen the reality of breast cancer?; By Ayelet Waldman Oct 10, 2005
My kids would make a better president than him!: Like so many other people's children, mine gave up their savings to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But Bush says we can rebuild the Gulf without making any sacrifices.; By Ayelet Waldman Sep 26, 2005
A sick system: My mother is 65 and has always had health insurance. But since President Bush announced his plans to overhaul Medicare, she's worried she may never be able to retire.; By Ayelet Waldman Sep 12, 2005
Suffer the children: I was disgusted last week as I watched some of the Gaza settlers using their children as pawns. Then I realized that I fill my kids' heads with dogma too.; By Ayelet Waldman Aug 29, 2005
Mind your own kids: Sanctimonious parents, who preach "breast is best" and tell you that sleep training is cruel and unusual punishment, should keep their ideology to themselves.; By Ayelet Waldman Aug 15, 2005
A woman needs a repairman: I still want my husband to change the light bulbs and fix the leaky faucets. Maybe I'm not as much of a feminist as I think I am.; By Ayelet Waldman Jun 20, 2005
Blast from the past: Dodgeball nearly ruined my life 25 years ago, so when my kids came home raving about it, I flipped. But then I realized: Their childhood is theirs, not mine.; By Ayelet Waldman Jun 6, 2005
Mothers in chains: Why keeping U.S. women prisoners in shackles during labor and delivery is the real crime against society.; By Ayelet Waldman May 23, 2005
Bad chemistry?: After a lifetime of dealing with depression, I finally started taking medication -- a few weeks before I got pregnant. The drugs changed my life. But did they change my baby's, too?; By Ayelet Waldman May 9, 2005
Raped by statute: Eighteen-year-old Matthew Limon is serving 17 years for having consensual oral sex with another boy. His case reveals our society's bigotry -- and our inability to think straight about teenage sexuality.; By Ayelet Waldman Apr 25, 2005
Baby lust: I have four children. Four is plenty. So why can't I stop thinking about having a fifth?; By Ayelet Waldman Apr 11, 2005
"You're supposed to marry the person you love, Mom": My 7-year-old son's best friend is a lesbian and he says he wants to be gay. I hope he is.; By Ayelet Waldman Mar 28, 2005
Living out loud -- online: When I started blogging, I discovered a compulsive need to open the tattered edges of my emotional raincoat and expose the nasty parts beneath. But at what cost to my kids?; By Ayelet Waldman Mar 14, 2005
Looking abortion in the face: My second-trimester baby had a genetic abnormality, and I decided to terminate my pregnancy. I know exactly what I did, I wept for the fetus I killed -- and I have no regrets.; By Ayelet Waldman Feb 9, 2005
Busted for "aggressive protection"!: I don't care what the Colorado D.A.'s office tells you, I was sweet as pie! Part 2 of an Election Protection volunteer's story.; By Ayelet Waldman Nov 2, 2004

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