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Thursday, April 30, 2015

You don't know what you've got till you lose it all again

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As with Thanksgiving, which was lovely but also incredibly painful , there's another heavy milestone coming up.  Emma's 18th birthda...
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

She's got the usage down pat. And the spelling.

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One of the things my dad likes to talk about is how different his three children are, despite having been raised by the same parents with th...
Thursday, April 09, 2015

Important lessons in phallology, and other tales from Iceland

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We went to Iceland last week for spring break.  Me and the kids and my parents.  It was a fabulous trip in a fascinating country I had never...
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Friday, March 27, 2015

I saw you dancing in the gym, you both kicked off your shoes. And your undies, apparently.

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I walked in the door after work last night at about 5:55 p.m.  J, who picks the kids up from school every day, was there with them waiting f...
Monday, March 23, 2015

No one wants to explore Uranus. Stop asking.

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Just a warning - if you can't handle discussions of gross bodily functions, this one isn't for the faint of heart.   Are you still...
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Thursday, March 19, 2015

I'm not quite ready for The Talk.

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We're at a kids' jumping place after school to hang out with friends and get some exercise before bed.  It's a place that's ...
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Monday, March 16, 2015

You spend the first five years trying to get with the plan, and the next five years trying to be with your friends again.

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Lately, there has been quite a bit of news and media attention about the Greek system in American colleges and universities, all of it negat...
Monday, March 09, 2015

Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains

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If you're a skier and you have kids, the early years are rough.*  Hitting the slopes either means trading days on the mountain with your...
Wednesday, March 04, 2015

On that day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms and my roots will set off to seek another land.

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I'm not sure if it's because of how many divorce and family law attorneys I know, or the friends and coworkers I've talked to wh...
Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Now don't you ever change, just promise me you're always gonna be as sweet as you are

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One of my friends and I were messaging each other and having a bitch session, and in response to some complaint or other of mine, she said, ...
Monday, March 02, 2015

Timing is everything

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It's been a weird month. I've been battling a pervasive bout of depression for a couple of months.  I keep waiting for it to abate...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earmuffs

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I had a lovely reunion with the children on Friday afternoon, followed by a weekend full of snuggles and kisses and "I love you, Mamas....
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Come to Mama

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On Saturday afternoon, I drove J and the kids to the airport and said goodbye to all of them for two weeks.  J's sister is getting marri...
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Thursday, January 08, 2015

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

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Happy New Year. I am determined to make it so. 2014 was such a horrible year.  Truly the worst year of my life.  The death of a marriage...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Felt the earth beneath my feet, sat by the river and it made me complete

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These days my respite is the outdoors. When I am inside, whether at work or at home or elsewhere, I feel caged in and agitated.  I remembe...
Monday, December 01, 2014

I blink, as if at pain

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We were on the train taking us from the terminal back to baggage claim, part of the post-Thanksgiving returning throngs clinging exhaustedly...
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Friday, November 21, 2014

I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds the future

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I've been all wrapped up in the bombshell that Rolling Stone dropped this week about rape and rape culture at the University of Virginia...