Here is why I win Jewish Mother of the Day Award for January 27th, 2024:
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, after seeing a play about a French family shattered by the Holocaust, I woke my husband in the middle of the night in a panic because I was worried about our son.
ME: It’s going to be so hard for him. He has no idea.
HUSBAND: I know. The play was so upsetting, but he’s safe. He’ll be fine.
ME: You don’t understand what I’m saying.
HUSBAND: What are you saying?
ME: I’m worried life will be hard for him because he’s…so beautiful.
HUSBAND: [GOES BACK TO SLEEP]
Classic 'Mommy-Goggles' - you are not alone with those worries.