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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: Women’s issues
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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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
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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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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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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This Is Your Brain on Drugs; This is My Brain on The Dining Room Table.
If you’re old enough, you remember those clever anti-drug commercials where a guy held up an egg, and said: “This is your brain.” (The idea, clearly, that your brain is a delicate thing held inside a fragile shell.) Then, showing … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women's issues
Tagged challenges, change, Clutter, family, Humor, Musings, Organization, Psychology, sarcasm, Tales from the Motherland, women, Word Press
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