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Category Archives: Parenting
Dear Mother…
Dear young mother at the park, Today I watched you stand by the bay, holding your baby boy, and I couldn’t take my eyes off of you. I’m not a stalker; I’m an aging mother, and seeing you there, touched … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mother's Day, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged aging, Dawn Quyle Landau, Memories, Mother's Day, Motherhood, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, women
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Oh, Boy.
In the past month I’ve had the honor and pleasure of having reconnected with three young men, who I’ve known since they were boys. All three are friends of my son Middle Man’s, and I got to catch up with … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Women's issues, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Awareness, Boys, college, family, Growing up, Musings, parenting, relationships, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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On April 12th my Middle Man, my boy, is turning 21. Technically, he turned 21 when it was still the 11th where I sit, as the time difference is 15 hrs ahead to my time. He’ll spend it somewhere in southern … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, travel, Writing
Tagged China, College aged kids, Musings, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Turning 21
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When God Spoke To Me, On The Banzai Pipeline… (Or, A Fall Down the Rabbit Hole)
Note: If know me, or have followed this blog, then you may know that I am not a religious person, that our family is Jewish, and that I am neither Christian nor Jewish. You should also know that I am … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Parenting, road trip, Tales From the Motherland, travel, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, God, Haleiwa, Hawaii, music, Oahu, Religious experience, Ron Artis, Ron Artis Family Band, Ron Artis Family Gallery, Tales From the Motherlaland, travel
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Moments of Magnificence…
Every day I have a moment of magnificence, that stops my mind from spinning— stops the what if’s; the why didn’t I’s; the I’ve got to’s. Quiets the the he said/she said’s, and the what I wish I’d said’s. The … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged Anxiety, appreciation, Beauty, Depression, Joy, Magnificence, nature, Pacific Northwest, parenting, solitude, Tales from the Motherland
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End Of An Era, Cookie.
This week I had a gulp moment, that blindsided me a little. Frankly, the fact that two of my kids are grown up and mostly out the door (one is way out the door, the other still has dirty laundry … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Writing
Tagged aging, Girl Scout cookies, Girl Scouts, Grown up kids, Life changes, mothers, Musings, parenting, Samoas, Tales from the Motherland, Thin mints
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Awards, Challenges and an Announcement
At writing group this week, the writing prompt was “If you could change one thing about the way you were raised, what would you change?” We are given 5 minutes to write a response. The Writing Goddesses in my group … Continue reading
The Middle: Teens, Are You In?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the pressures on modern teens: to be “All in” for everything, and make it look easy. Back in the day, we did our school work and we maybe did a sport, or some other … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Education, High School, Honest observations on many things, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Teens, Writing
Tagged Getting into college, high school, High school sports, parenting, Pressure on teens, Tales from the Motherland, Teens
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This Mother’s Heart Stretches and Grows…
In the past two months, the fact that two of my three kids have flown the coop has really been settling on me. It’s happened in ripples, and kicks, and sputters and tsunami waves of emotion and adjustment, over the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Israel, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Adult children, aging, China, college age kids, Israel, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, Transition
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 