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Dawn Quyle Landau
Mother, Writer, treasure hunter, aging red head, and sushi lover. This is my view on life, "Straight up, with a twist––" because life is too short to be subtle! Featured blogger for Huffington Post, and followed on Twitter by LeBron James– for reasons beyond my comprehension.
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Category Archives: Humor
Raising a Feral Child, Surrounded By June Cleavers
I’ll start by telling you who June Cleaver is, because the fact that I used her name is a clue to just how old I am. Too old for parenting properly anymore, apparently, and old enough that when I say … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, NaNoWriMo, Parenting, Personal change, Teens, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged aging, June Cleaver, Martha Stewart, mothers, older kids, parenting, raising teens, Tales from the Motherland
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The Middle: This Is A Test, This Is Only a (dildo) Test…
Warning: Adult content. This is not even for all adults. If the title scared you, run now! This post is a test. Please ignore any words that seem out of (Breasts) character. This is only a test. Call me a … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death of parent, Education, Freshly Pressed, getting published, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Humor, Huntington's Disease, Life, Musings, My world, News, Sarcasm, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Writing
Tagged blogging, Blogging Stats, breasts, butts, Dildos, HDSA, Huntington's Disease, Musings, sex, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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It’s The Dot, Dot, Dots… That Throw Me for a Loop
I went for a walk with a friend this week to get some exercise and catch up on each other’s lives. We were grateful for one of the potentially last sunny days: some cool, crisp fall weather. Leaves had fallen … Continue reading
The Middle: Famous Last Words.
It’s one thing to get the last word, but then there are famous last words. And you can quote me: I only need to get a couple of things at Costco– This is not possible; I’ve tried! There are no … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Writing
Tagged Costco, Famous last words, Musings, parenting, Quotes, Tales from the Motherland
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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 Middle: The Teeny, Tiny Land of Disney
Spoiler: If you are planning to go to Disneyland anytime between now and Halloween, this may be a spoiler. Further, I am taking Disney down a notch here. Don’t read this post, if you don’t want to have your World … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Teens, travel, Women, Women's issues, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Childhood memories, College aged kids, Disney, Disney Land, Disney World, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, travel
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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


