tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636696058451008301.post5598388630073323466..comments2022-05-11T15:19:54.038+05:30Comments on Kristen in Kolkata: The Things That RemainKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388940204756989408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636696058451008301.post-64609778897857106472014-10-12T01:12:52.395+05:302014-10-12T01:12:52.395+05:30I would like to read the paper.I would like to read the paper.JustJudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947202852431088503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636696058451008301.post-16022821438971007642014-08-22T07:48:14.255+05:302014-08-22T07:48:14.255+05:30Welcome home, daughter. <3Welcome home, daughter. <3JustJudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947202852431088503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636696058451008301.post-29624117458035606852014-08-22T00:43:05.171+05:302014-08-22T00:43:05.171+05:30Every time I was pregnant joes grandmother made me...Every time I was pregnant joes grandmother made me wear a piece of red cloth pinned to my bra or a red string around my wrist. She called them a "bendel" although I don't know if that was Hebrew or Yiddish (she could read and speak both). <br /><br />Anyway- she told me<br />It was to ward off the evil eye or anyone wishing me harm. In situations when you are doing well, people wish to take from you and so- in my case of being pregnant, it was to keep anyone from wishing badly upon the baby and it's health. I always found it a little creepy but also comforting in a way<br /><br />Jen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com