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A Story About Food Shopping
A Story About Food Shopping

A Story About Food Shopping

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel We called it Food Shopping. Not “shopping for groceries” or “going to the grocery store.” It was Food Shopping. And it wasn’t for the faint of heart. My dad, my two brothers and I went Food Shopping every two weeks. My mom worked evenings at EAB (European American Bank, now Citibank) and was lucky enough to miss out on the happening. She and Dad passed the parenting baton precisely at 4:30 PM – when he walked through the door after work and she walked out. [Once when Dad was late, Mom [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:25:10-05:00June 20, 2018|3 Comments

OPEN CALL AUDITIONS! For the staged-reading performance of EVERY FAMILY’S GOT ONE
OPEN CALL AUDITIONS! For the staged-reading performance of EVERY FAMILY’S GOT ONE

OPEN CALL AUDITIONS! For the staged-reading performance of EVERY FAMILY’S GOT ONE

From Every Family's Got One Founder - Barbara Herel OPEN CALL FOR AUDITIONS BEGINS TODAY AND ENDS ON SUNDAY, JULY 15. Every Family's Got One storytelling show is on: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 7 PM. AT THE CINEMA ARTS THEATER IN HUNTINGTON, NY We’re looking for your go-to story about growing up in your family, or raising a family, or deciding not to have a family, or having problems starting a family, or your work family, or … you get the idea. A story that's hilarious, or tragic, or surprising, or awe-inspiring. Yes, THAT family story. HERE’S HOW [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:33:32-05:00June 13, 2018|8 Comments

Being an Older Mom
Being an Older Mom

Being an Older Mom

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel With the average life expectancy for women in the U.S. being anywhere from 73 and a half to 86 years of age, I can tell you as the 54-year-old mother of a nine-year-old, if I kick when I am 73 and a half, I’m going to be pissed. That said I always knew I’d be an older mom. When my college friends were getting pregnant in their twenties and thirties, I never felt I was missing out. It was only after marrying my husband that I can truly say I caught [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:35:21-05:00May 9, 2018|12 Comments

Passover and Easter, Easter and Passover
Passover and Easter, Easter and Passover

Passover and Easter, Easter and Passover

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel During my elementary school days, when there were only Judeo-Christian holidays on the calendar to celebrate, the teacher would inquire about the religious affiliations of the class. “Raise your hand if you celebrate Easter and Christmas,” she directed, and my hand, along with most of my classmates, shot up. “Now, raise your hand if you celebrate Passover and Hanukkah.” Again, my hand shot up, much to the confusion of everyone; my teacher gently admonishing me with “You can’t celebrate both, Barbara.” Oh, but I could. And I did. You see, my [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:39:19-05:00March 21, 2018|10 Comments

A Lapsed Catholic

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel I was 13. Waiting anxiously in a long line of Catholic parishioners. Thinking that with each echo-y footstep, I was getting closer and closer to the ornate confessional box. Finally, it was my turn to part the heavy crimson curtain and go inside. In the darkness of the confessional, I knelt down on the padded kneeler and faced the wooden window. It quickly slid open with a small thud, revealing a grated metal screen... And the Catholic priest. I’ve seen this whitehaired priest before, but I don’t know his name. Going to confession [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:45:53-05:00February 21, 2018|7 Comments

A Welcoming Family Home
A Welcoming Family Home

A Welcoming Family Home

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Have you ever noticed those families where a request for a last-minute sleepover, or friend to stay for dinner, or five extra people to come to the family holiday gathering wasn’t met with alarm and dread? But rather a genuine smile and an easygoing invitation of “Sure, the more the merrier.” Growing up, this was very much my family. It wasn’t that our house was big and rambling because it wasn’t. (It was, and still is, a cape.) And it certainly wasn’t because we were always guest ready, far from it. [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T12:51:52-05:00January 24, 2018|Comments Off

Barbara Herel founder and producer of Every Family’s Got One storytelling show