Picture of me – with my four sons (Avi – 15, Charlie – 11, A.J. – 17 & Colescott – 23) on Valentine’s day. This picture was taken in the Portland Art Museum’s “green room” right before my two oldest boys performed at the opening gala for the retrospective exhibit of my eldest son’s grandfather’s work! Written:…
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Again – I am writing this (a post about what we received and gifted and what we did each night for Chanukah – as a family) more for me than for you (I’m thinking I’ll get a kick out of it in three or four years – when our life has recovered!), but hey if you want…
Here’s my family portrait from 2009 —10 years ago! You may have noticed I have been using the same family portrait on website posts and in the news for a very long time! Why? Finances, for one (it’s not always possible to set aside $ for this sort of thing when feeding your family is…
December 26, 2018 This is a picture of my four sons tonight. Left to right: Avi (13), A.J. (16), Colescott (22) and Charlie (10). A.J. (my 16 year-old – with the bow-tie) performed tonight with the Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Wind Ensemble (P.Y.W.E.) at Portland’s “Symphony Hall” – known as “The Schnitz”. I’m so proud of…
Original title: I was arrested for stealing health insurance for my disabled children. WHY should you care about this story? It is a (relatively brief) summary of the past 2+ years of legal drama around my advocacy work (for those who have been following the tale). It was written primarily for my 30,000 fans and followers as…
December 9, 2017 Many friends have asked if they could get my boys something this holiday season. We have no resources right now (as a result of my mounting legal fees and the amount of time I have had to dedicate to these attacks over the past 18 months), so my response this year is…
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…