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It’s Senior Year.
Dear Senior Moms and Dads, Here were are, summer of Senior Year. We’ve all started to look at each other a little differently, haven’t we? We wonder how we arrived at this place so quickly. I’ve been here once before, so … Continue reading
A Mother’s Day Pact
Mother to Mother, let me wish you a Happy Mother’s Day, and allow me to give you a gift. It’s not a massage or a handmade card or even a nice dinner. As a matter of fact, it’s the antithesis … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, aging, children, confidence, family, getting older, Happy Mother's Day, life lessons, moms, Mother, Mother's Day, mothers, musings, parenthood, parenting, women
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I was told recently that, like coffee, I’m an acquired taste. Which I would imagine was intended to offend me or at the very least put me in my place. Ten years ago I might have been both offended and … Continue reading
I did not greet motherhood with the grace I had hoped for. As a matter of full disclosure, I distinctly remember looking over at the baby in the bassinet beside my hospital bed and thinking, “That’s a cute baby” as … Continue reading
Sports Do Not Build Character
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. All of my kids have played organized sports. We have had every single type of sports equipment available in my house at some time. My dad was a coach. I married a … Continue reading
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Tagged children, coaching, courage, family, football, goal setting, life lessons, milestones, mothers, musings, parenting, ramblings, sports, women
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A Gift to My Daughters-in-Law. Wherever you may be.
I’m not a good Christmas Mother. I rationalize that I’m setting the bar fairly low for the mother’s of my grandchildren. But the truth is, I think I’m just too practical (translation=lazy). My little group has some Traditions (explained here: https://40somethinglessons.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/a-traditional-lesson/), … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, children, christmas, courage, family, holiday, home, life lessons, moms, motherhood, mothers, musings, parenting, parents, santa claus, traditions
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Some gifts last forever.
I found a card recently that included a letter I wrote to my mom on Mother’s Day. The letter offered her, as a gift, my promise to be the kind of mother to my children that she was to me. … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, change, children, christmas, death, family, life lessons, moms, motherhood, mothers, musings, parenting, parents, women
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Kanye, Miley, and Yoga Pants, Relax. I’m off your back.
In the interest of playing along and speeding through the holidays, I’m jumping to New Year’s and planning my resolutions. I’ve expressed my feelings on resolutions in past blogs and, in general, I don’t give them a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, holiday, kanye, mothers, parenting, resolutions, sons
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Stupid High Road
If I don’t argue with you, it may not mean you are right. It may mean I don’t care about you enough to correct you. Earlier I posted this as an anonymous quote. It’s not. It’s mine. I wrote it. … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, Brothers, children, courage, family, father, life lessons, milestones, parenting, ramblings, relationships
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You Were Awesome (and other lies we tell our kids).
It’s almost cruel that we expect our children to accept us as the flawed adults we really are. We spend so much of their early years convincing them they should listen to us and follow our direction only to admit … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, children, confidence, family, getting older, goal setting, home, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, parents, ramblings
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Lessons from 40 Something 