Tag: Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fisher: Maybe you don’t have to do anything
Sometimes just nothing, or something simple, is best
Some of the best advice I've gotten in my life didn't sound like advice at all, at...
Simcha Fisher: 10 ways to let the pandemic shape your Lent
Didn't we just have Lent? Aren't we going through it still?
It comes as a shock every year when I look at the calendar and...
Simcha Fisher: How to clean up, according to my kids
My kids feel very strongly about housework
We have a small house, by American standards. It's about 1500 square feet, and 11 people live and...
Simcha Fisher: Hell is paved with the skulls of online Catholics
Living life and faith online is a double-edged sword
"It's not real life; it's just online."
This is something I've heard a lot over the last...
Simcha Fisher: T-shirts and other heavy burdens
Let me tell you a story about old t-shirts, and I promise I have a point.
Several weeks ago, I had a spurt of energy...
Simcha Fisher: Learn to tolerate other people’s discomfort
I'm a member of numerous women's groups, and one question comes up time and time again: Someone I care about (my mother, my adult...
Simcha Fisher: The fairy tale of America
This has been a discouraging year. And yes, I mean 2021. There was a short spell toward the end of 2020 where I kept thinking how wonderful it was that, despite the president's years of open incitement, there was no violence during the election.
Simcha Fisher: Humility in parenting can help heal the past
Reflecting on how you fail your kids can help you grow
My brother is a therapist, and he says his clients don't talk much about...
Simcha Fisher: The dog and cat situation
Things were going smoothly at the Fisher house...
It wasn't that long ago that life in our family was tremendously hard. No one single thing...
Simcha Fisher: Things I hope my family is doing while I’m...
It's usually infuriating to be "overtaken by events" -- i.e., to have the news cycle rush ahead without you, so the timely article you've...
Simcha Fisher: It’s easier to recover from being spoiled than from...
Many parenting 'discipline' strategies are in fact abuse
One of the toughest, potentially most painful, potentially most rewarding parts of being a parent is sorting...
Simcha Fisher: On disenfranchisement and community
What makes us feel part of a community?
The question of felony disenfranchisement is in the news again. Depending on what state you're in, if...
