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Category Archives: Awareness
Homecoming or Coming Home?
All last week, it seemed that every parent I ran into, who has a high school student, asked the same question: “Is Little Man going to Homecoming?” That answer changed throughout the week. Surprisingly, for a kid who is young … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Education, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Teens, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged high school, Homecoming, Homecoming Dance, parenting, Peer pressure, Tales from the Motherland, Teens
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The Things We Do For Love… Dog Love.
This is a very different story than the one I wrote about our beloved dog Callie, who died two years ago at 15 (read This Is Not Just a Tail, But a True Love Story). This is a love story … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, travel, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Chiweenie, college age kids, College life, Dogs, Large dogs, Living in the dorm with a pet, Love story, parenting, pets, Small dogs, Tales from the Motherland
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The Madonna MDNA Concert-Aging Quiz
I went to see Madonna in Seattle on Tuesday night and I’m still recovering. Recovering from the late hour that attending involved, the night before flying out to see Middle Man at college. Recovering from sensory stimulation and overdose that … Continue reading
Hearts That Bleed
If there’s one thing I do appreciate about aging is the perspective that comes with time. Try as I might, I am forever noticing that there are things I still need to work on and areas that I wish would … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Personal change, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged aging, Bleeding Hearts, mothers, Musings, parenting, personal change, Social issues, Tales from the Motherland, women
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The Middle: Atonement…
Tonight marks the start of Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement. It follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which started last week. These are the High Holy days, the holiest days of the Jewish calendar. Our family is Jewish, … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, blogs, Daily Observations, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Jewish, Judaism, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Personal change, Writing
Tagged Atonement, Forgiveness, friendship, Jews, Judaism, mother-daughter relationships, parenting, personal change, Rosh Hashanah, Tales from the Motherland, Yom Kippur
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For The Record…
Anyone who’s been reading this blog for more than one post, knows that I say for the record, all the time. Pretty much every post in fact. And anyone who knows me for real, knows that I say that a … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Freshly Pressed, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Humor, Huntington's Disease, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Women, Writing
Tagged blogs, Freshly Pressed, getting published, High Holidays, Honesty, Humor, Judaism, Platforms, Rosh Hashanah, Self-deprecation, Tales from the Motherland, writing, Yom Kippur
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Cougars and Other People’s Dogs
Waring: No pictures in this one. No names. Definitely not for the kids, so kids read something else. This could get… awkward. As for the rest of you, well I guess I’ll have to take my chances. I’ve said this … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Athletes, Cougar, Humor, Olympics, Sexy guys, Studmuffins, Tales from the Motherland, Younger men
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The Middle: One Hour of Therapy.
It’s been a time of lots of transition and life changes recently, and some days are harder than others… as many of you have read. That said, I want to thank many of you for the kind words and support … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Huntington's Disease, Life, Musings, Nature, Personal change, Writing
Tagged Beauty, HDSA, Huntington's Disease, Meditation, Musings, nature, self-awareness, Tales from the Motherland
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Some Drunk Thoughts… Does This Mean I Have a Problem?
Warning: KQM/KPM and RM- Don’t read this one. Just don’t. Drunk is probably an exaggertion, but don’t send me any comments about typos or things that don’t add up. I’ve had just enough to not care… and tomorrow, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Huntington's Disease, Life, Mothers, Musings, Writing
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, death of a parent, Genetic Diseases, grief, grieving, HDSA, Huntington's Disease, loss, Tales from the Motherland
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