Question of the Week:
Can you name the birthplace of
famed cartoonist Ranan Lurie?

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The Ginster family:
When Dad comes
home, he takes
over. First on the
agenda is eating
the dinner that
Mom prepared.

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Cori Waldman
Special to the AppleTree

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hen Chuck and Trade Ginster of Com-
merce Township say their days are busy,
they aren't exaggerating.
Their mornings begin as they do for many families
in the '90s. Dressed in a dark suit and a pressed
shirt, Chuck is off to work to start his day as a corn-
mercial real-estate broker for Grubb and Ellis.
His hours are filled with the everyday stress of meet-
ings, clients, phone calls and power lunches.
Tracie, a stay-at-home mom, spends her day raising
their three small children:
twins Jacob and Alana,
3, and Lindsey, 2. Her
hours are occupied with
making grilled-cheese
sandwiches, potty train-
ing, ABCs and tons of
toddler hugs.
When the clock strikes
5 p.m., the roles
reverse. Chuck becomes
Mr. Mom, and Tracie
changes into what she
calls her "student mode." Putting on her adult face,
she prepares to use her mind in a world where law
cases — not Barney plots — are the topic of discus-
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Father's

Day!

In honor of Father's Day,

we profile two fathers
who balance parenting
roles and careers to
support their wives and
spend time with their
children.

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These moms and dads
share a lot more than

cute stories when it
comes to caring for
their children.

When the twins
turned 1, Trade, a
paralegal, went
back to night
school at Oakland
Community Col-
lege. She is work-
ing toward her
associate's degree
in applied sci-
ences, with a

6/18
1999

Detroit Jewish News

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