Gabriel Mizrahi

The only downside is sometimes you have to wait for a hold on a book just like you do at the library because they have only so many digital copies, but that's not a huge deal.

This has cut my book budget down to nearly zero.

The only books I buy now are ones that are obscure or out of print or whatever, or when I want to keep a physical copy for a very specific reason or I'm getting somebody a gift.

Otherwise, I use Libby.

I love this app.

It's just like going to the library without having to physically go to the library.

Big fan.

We'll link to it in the show notes.

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Hi Jordan and Gabe.

My parents divorced when I was six, and my dad remarried a year or two later.

I spent many childhood weekends and summers with my dad and stepmother, and I truly have a lot of warm memories of that home.

I even lived with them during my high school years.

That period was bumpy, partly because I was a pretty typical emotional teenager, and partly because my two younger half-brothers were very young at the time.

But over time, I grew into a good relationship with my brothers, even if we were never extremely close.

I always lived on the West Coast, but 12 years ago, my husband and I moved across the country to be closer to my dad's side of the family.

I wanted real, consistent connection for the first time in my adult life.

Holidays together, being part of a larger family network...

and especially being present for my nieces and nephews growing up.

Between 2014 and 2020, we had some good times together, but there were also some rough patches.