How I Parent

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Reading this in email and can’t see the image? Click over to the post! I know… it’s a funny card. But the truth is, I think life might be easier on my kids if they leave my house without an inordinate amount of dysfunction. Two already escaped, sadly, not unscathed. But at least I learned [...]

I’m Game

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As a typical teen of the 80′s, you could usually find me at the roller rink, the movie theater watching the latest John Hughes flick, or… at the arcade. I spent too many hours and quarters playing Ms. Pac Man, Asteroids, and my personal fave, Centipede. I’m proud to say, you could almost always find [...]

Lighting a Candle

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Sometimes, I look around at the things that are wrong in the world. That’s all I can see. I’m overwhelmed by the amount of work that it would take to clean it all up. It’s depressing. Then I remember one of my favorite sayings: “It is better to light a candle than to curse the [...]

And Now I Have Allergies

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Someone up there is punking me, I know it. I feel like I’m in the Screwtape Letters. “Will she choose breathing or will she choose wine?” VIDEO: If you can’t see the video, click over to the blog. I make a lot of hacking noises. It’s sexy.

Being Vulnerable

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Well, at least I didn’t do The Ugly Cry. When I was feeling especially raw a few days ago, I pulled out the iPhone and recorded my feelings right there. I did that in place of calling a friend, not because there wasn’t anyone to call (although it was dinner time and I try really [...]

Drama Mamas and Other Cliques

I might ramble through the tears in this vlog, but I just had to get it out. I’m at a Starbucks down the street from my daughter’s school right now. I couldn’t hide out in the girl’s bathroom like I did when I was in junior high. Not because I didn’t want to, but because [...]

Talking to Strangers

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Every now and then, I wish I was a boy. Sitting at a small table off to the side of the ready bar at Starbucks the other day, I noticed a couple of guys at the table right in front of it. I never sit at either of these tables because there’s too much going [...]

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