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You know those discoveries you make, that you wish you hadn’t? Where you want to go back in time to the place of innocence, before you knew what you now know? I made one last night. And I just can’t shake it.
This world of social media is a strange one. I’ve been blogging for two [...]
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Having a girl is hard. I mean, mine isn’t even six yet; she’s years away from puberty, and it’s still hard…
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I have issues with food. I am beginning a diet for the 397th time on Monday. The Monday after Thanksgiving, as I have every year that I can recall. I aspire to again fit into [...]
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Everyday, I live in fear of something horrific happening to one of my kids. An accident, a disease…Those things can happen to any of our kids, and the mere thought is simply too much to bear.
And then there are the days I fear something horrific happening to Jeff or myself. An accident, a disease… Those [...]
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Tonight, my children were on my last nerve. Last nerve. I was trying to get some work done, and they were running around like wild, out of control animals, refusing to eat their dinners and flat out ignoring me. After I unsuccessfully called them in to the table for the 37th time, I began losing [...]
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When I was 18 I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma. My new boyfriend {now husband} pointed out a funny looking mark on my right shoulder and it was removed and biopsied a few weeks later when I went home for Christmas break. Given the extremely low likelihood that it was cancerous at that young age, [...]
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Before I was a Mom, the loss of little girl I’d never met would have been tragic, but today I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut. Along with countless others, my heart goes out to the family of that little 17 month old burst of sunshine named Maddie Spohr. Her smile was simply [...]
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I have never been a cigarette smoker. I’ve never done hard drugs. I get drunk only occasionally. I don’t routinely have a cup of coffee every morning upon rising. The reason why? (health and moral values not topping the list,) I know what an addictive personality I have. One cigarette would quickly turn into a [...]
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I’ve always been a glass half empty kind of girl. Can’t help it. I expect the absolute worst so I can be pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed. I waste countless hours consumed with worry that usually turns out to be unfounded. Ben’s tonsillectomy is a prime example. Leading up to yesterday, I was an absolute [...]
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Dear Good Fortune,
It was totally amazing to find my son’s favorite bear in that Marshall’s bin six months after it disappeared. I still can’t believe our unbelievable luck. I don’t think I’ll ever get over the shock of it.
Next time, however, I wish you’d rethink the fortune you bestow upon me. The bear was incredible, [...]
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Jeff’s has always had a very special relationship with his grandmother. As a child, he would spend weekend nights at her house, enjoying her home cooked dinners and back rubs. Many of his fondest childhood memories involve tales of her spoiling him rotten. She had the wonderful ability to make each and every grandchild feel [...]
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