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Category Archives: Parenting
Stink, Stank, Stunk… but Oh the Fun of It All!
<– (The gang, at the top of the Crystal Chair. Goggles in place to protect privacy. I’m far right. Good looking pants don’t really help, but they can see me coming down) I’ve come to think of myself as someone … Continue reading
The Middle… How it Went; 25 and a Day.
Who knew that one blog, besides the the one that was Freshly Pressed (Grass is Always Greener…), could pull in so many hits! In 24 hours, my last post, about my 25th wedding anniversary (Understatements of a Quarter Century, or … Continue reading
Understatements of the Quarter Century… Or, My Funny Valentine.
<– We are not that Valentine’s couple! This post could be called either of those two titles, because both so absolutely apply to the topic: my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, which is February 14, 2012. Yep, Valentine’s wedding; and not at … Continue reading
Ode to Girl Interrupted
Note: First: I am aware that this is not truly and Ode. I’ve used that title three times now, and all three have not been formal Odes. Whatever. Second: If you don’t know a lot about Judaism, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Conversion, Judaism, loss, mother-daughter relationships, Orthodox Jews, parenting, relationships, Tales from the Motherland, when kids choose a different path
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Change: Pulling Up My Bootstraps…. Alas, Which Boots?
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me. ~Author Unknown The phrase “pulling up my boot straps,” has been running through … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Ego, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged boots, children growing up, death of a parent, death/loss, grief, middle age crisis, personal change, Pulling up my boot straps, sarcasm, Tales from the Motherland
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If a Tree Falls in the Woods, and Mom’s Not There To Answer, Did It Make a Sound?
Warning: She’s baaaaack! Sarcasm prevails. Snarky to the 10th. Kids, run and hide. Don’t read this, because I don’t want your feedback. Seriously. Deep philosophical question: If a phone rings in a house, full of teens and, oh, let’s say … Continue reading
The Middle…Chaos Rains, in a Shit Storm.
There’s no doubt that I’ve been in the vortex of a serious shit storm, for longer than I care to add up right now…. Let’s call it a year and make it a full circle. But December certainly packed the … Continue reading
Lost in My Grief… Oh, Wait! That’s Bed, Bath and Beyond…
Spoiler: Sarcastic, passive-aggressive bitch is back… temporarily. My mother died one week ago. Frankly, the way my household runs and ignores my state of grieving* smothers me in arguing and * compassion, it has felt more like weekS. Emotions seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Christmas, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Bed Bath & Beyond, consumerism, Costco, crazy woman, emotions, grieving, healing, Humor, loss, loss of a parent, shopping, Tales from the Motherland
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 