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Leah Koenig's avatar

This one made me cry! Lu sounds like an incredible person, happy birthday Lu. And I deeply identify with the conflicting emotions that arise from raising awesome kids in a crumbling world. Ooof.

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

Oof is right. Happy to be in it with you.

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Courtney Martin's avatar

This is so incredibly beautiful: “My love for my children has drawn me toward this work contemplating crisis and collapse. And it also operates like a forcefield, shielding me from despair as I contemplate crisis and collapse. I have all these very well-founded fears about the future, which I chronicle here every week, but for you, paradoxically, all I can see is smooth sailing.”

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

Thank you Courtney 😊

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Liz Gumbinner's avatar

Happy birthday to Lu! I think parenting teens is the best of all the stages. It really is a privilege to watch them “become,” in every sense.

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

100% !

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Marcia Stepanek's avatar

So spot on. Beautiful.

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

Thank you!

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Elke Dehner's avatar

Congratulations, Lu! And thank you, Anya, Adam, and the extended family, bio and chosen, for modeling a life that celebrates play and thoughtfulness, love and shadow, generosity and boundaries. I love you.

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

Love you 😘

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Alice Herz's avatar

I'm sorry for your loss. Love the pics!

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

Thank you!

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MITCHELL WEISBURGH's avatar

I'd love to have your kids read "Stop Your Brain from Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success" and hear their reactions. https://a.co/d/4SFTxP6

We don't equip kids with the tools of resilience and resourcefulness, and we really should.

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JUDITH  C STERN's avatar

Jack and I have watched you and Adam parent from a distance … it’s a beautiful thing 👍🏽👌🏼❤️ happy 🎉🥰birthday Lu

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

Thanks Judy!

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Justin Ruben's avatar

Yes, happy happy birthday!

You have participated heavily in the raising of a spectacular human

Congrats on the future being blank because a) we never know b) especially now c) those are just expectations :-)

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

yes!!

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Jaydiene M.A Burke's avatar

I loved this... Happy birthday to Lu

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Anya Kamenetz's avatar

Thank you!

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