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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
Future Daughter in Laws, You are a terrifying reality.
It was just like I remembered. Sweaty palms, re-checking the outfit (don’t want to try too hard, don’t want to be too casual), wondering if it would go well, worrying she wouldn’t like me, conflicted on whether to hug or … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, change, children, family, love, marriage, milestones, moms, motherhood, mothers, relationships, sons, women
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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
Life Lessons from 1983
The 8th Grade Dinner Dance was the biggest thing I could imagine to end my tenure as a middle schooler. We didn’t all take dates but we did get dressed up in what our mothers would have called our Sunday … Continue reading
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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
The Pretty/Hot Debate (not hot flash hot, the other kind).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbLJCuH5CI I’m not in the business of selling makeup although I have used Bare Minerals and I do think it’s a good product. Actually, I caught this commercial and was inspired. I felt compelled to write through a debate that … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, aging, change, courage, family, getting older, life lessons, musings, pretty, success, women
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Sweating (and swearing) through the Winter of My Discontent
It’s one of the coldest winters in recent history. So cold, in fact, that the weather people have taught us all a new phrase: Arctic Vortex. It is so cold that when asked how they are, people don’t even reply, … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, aging, change, confidence, courage, family, getting older, hot flash, life lessons, menopause, milestones, moms, motherhood, musings, ramblings, women
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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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Lessons from 40 Something 