Blogging is all about communication and relationships: relationships with readers, commenters and other bloggers. Those relationships are important to me, and I haven't always nurtured them the way I should. So I'd like to ask forgiveness . . . For giving incorrect or misleading information, or for omitting important facts. For taking things too seriously, or for being flippant. For not responding to comments, or generally neglecting the discussion. For not participating in the community as much as I would have liked. For any way that I may have offended readers and friends, on line or off. If there is a specific issue you would like to talk about, please contact me … [Read more...]
Review of 2009: Ten Best Comment Threads at A Mother in Israel
This is part of Daniel Scocco's Group Writing Project: 2009 in Review. I've compiled the most interesting comment threads since the beginning 2009. I left out many excellent posts where everyone agreed with me—below are the posts that inspired debate and discussion. A psychologist wrote about his experience in the nursery after his wife gave birth to their first child. The comments touched on hospital and home births, nursing care, breastfeeding support, and more. Ynet: Babies Ignored in Hospital Nursery (42). Comments on Soldier Gives Birth, No One Detects Pregnancy (Including Her) (27) talked about military medicine, obesity, and pregnancy. Why Average Haredi Families Go to … [Read more...]