My sister lent me The Jewish Daughter Diaries, not because we are Jewish, but because my mother so closely resembles the women in these essays. My mother was raised Roman Catholic by Polish-American parents, there is a lot of overlap in the parenting styles of RC Poles and Jewish mothers. Mostly guilt as a second language and a biological need to feed those who enter her house. And while my mother never meddled in my love life she has volunteered to call/ pay a visit […]