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A Case of the Human Condition: Found — Big Bucks in My Sock Drawer

I just found four brand new hundred-dollar bills in my sock drawer. Where in the world did that money come from?

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A Case of the Human Condition: Peter’s Fast-Track Grandmother

My mother-in-law was on the phone. Could my 6-year-old son Peter come to Southern Calfornia for a week’s visit with her? “A week?” I thought. Could I get along without my little son for a whole week?

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A Case of the Human Condition: My Imperfect Children

The kids were still pre-schoolers at the time, and it had been another night of sleep deprivation for me. “Tell me it gets easier,” I said to my friend Nancy. “Well, actually it gets harder,” she replied. Nancy has a daughter three years older than Peter. She keeps me briefed on the parenting realities ahead.

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A Case of the Human Condition: I’ve Got One — And So Does My Mom

My mother has been in the hospital. Nothing too serious. But a lot of driving back and forth between the hospital and home for me. From now on, until my mom is better, my regular posts will appear just once a week – probably on a Saturday. As usual, there will be additional posts in between. [...]

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A Case of the Human Condition: A Mother Who Prevailed at Auschwitz

When Ernie Hollander’s family arrived at Auschwitz in 1944, his young sisters were ordered to go to the left as they left the cattle car that had transported them from their home in Hungary. Ernie’s mother was ordered to the right, but she refused to be separated from her daughters. She perished with them in the gas chamber.

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