Abandoning Eden
Thursday, November 24, 2011

A thanksgiving miracle

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Last night I was super sad about the fact that I'm not invited to my parents for thanksgiving. For years thanksgiving was always the one...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Response

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Hi Abandoning Eden, Perhaps we had a misunderstanding. I sent the info about the wedding because you two are part of the family, not to mak...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Reaching out

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It's been years since the last time I tried, so why not? Got this email from my dad a few days ago about my second cousin's wedding:...
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

What do my mom and the Westboro Baptist Chuch have in common?

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Hint: Watch around the 5:20 mark I say my mom and not my parents, because I've actually been talking to my dad on a fairly regular basis...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Kreplach!

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Every Fall I get nostalgic for Jewish food as soon as the weather turns. I think it's because there are SO many jewish holidays right a...
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I grew up right wing modern orthodox Jewish, stopped keeping shabbas and kosher (secretly) in 1997 when I was 15, told my parents I was no longer religious in family therapy in 2000, reminded them a few more times in 2003 (until it finally sunk in), and admitted to myself that I didn't believe in god in 2006. In 2007 I met my husband B, an atheist and lapsed catholic, and we married in 2009. In 2010 I finished my PhD, we moved to the South where I got a job as an assistant professor, and we bought a house. In July 2013 we had a baby girl, C.

This blog is where I write about my relationship with my orthodox family, growing up jewish and going "off the derech," being a mom, home owner stuff, my veggie/fruit/herb gardening, my dogs Barkley and Max, and various other things I care about.

I can be contacted by emailing abandoningeden (at) gmail (dot) com. I reserve all rights to post any email sent to me to this blog. I don't respond to emails very regularly.
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