Category Archives: Women

Call Me Prissy… Butt 2.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note #1 to readers:  This was originally posted on August 27, 2011, not long after I’d begun blogging. Strangely enough, this post has had an amazing life. In it’s first weeks on line it got relatively slow hits, or views. Steady, … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Humiliation… at Costco.

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

WARNING:  Kids, my kids (adopted or birthed), do not read this one! Do not read it. Trust me, it’s embarrassing enough without you thinking of fifty new ways that your mom is not who you thought she was. Best to … Continue reading →

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Passing Ghosts.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I wrote this for my a submission in my writing group, with the prompt “Mother’s Day.”  It’s not my usual style for the  blog, and I did not initially write it for this. However, the wise and talented women in … Continue reading →

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Bitch is a Dude

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note:  Don’t judge me. I am a hot wired momma and that plays well and not so well, depending on the day and the circumstances. I am openly admitting my wrongs here, but this is my story. I’ve put it … Continue reading →

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Eating Crow as I Choke on My Pride.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

<– Humility a la crow. After months, ok, years, of holding on to shit and letting it pile up in closets, an office that has become a hoarder’s nest, corners, drawers, etc… I wrote a post about holding on to … Continue reading →

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Stop! I Want to Get Off.

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I am in the middle of a big, BIG  f*#C%ing meltdown!  Admittedly, it’s selfish of me. Because it all revolves around the fact that my son, Middle Man, turned 20 today, and it’s freaking me out!  Seriously. Freaking. Me. Out! … Continue reading →

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The Middle: One Man’s Classic…(Another Music Post)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Yesterday Simon and Garfunkle came on the radio, and I stopped to sing along. Memories of my own youth and then my kids’ came rushing in, having played this song for my children countless times… But wait: I’d sung it … Continue reading →

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Nipped.

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Warning:  Kids, run!  Do not read this post; it could get ugly. Really ugly. There will certainly be challenges ahead, if you continue reading and choose to ignore this sign.  You know you hate the mixing of the following topics: … Continue reading →

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What Happens in Vegas…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

… Comes out in soundbites only.  Even if you think you know what it means, or who said it, any explanations stay in Vegas. It’s worth noting, the trip got off to a “colorful” start, and stayed that way. Note: … Continue reading →

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