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Category Archives: Women’s issues
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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2012: Brilliant. Versatile Blogger x 2.
Well, if 2011 was tough, then 2012 it starting out surreally good. There is, of course the grieving… and trust me, that hits in tsunami like waves, over and over right now. But, in this wonderful world of blogging, that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, Teens, Women's issues, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged bloggers, blogging, honors, mothers, parenting, sharing, support, Tales from the Motherland, Versatile Blogger award
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The Middle… The U.N. Full Assembly
For new readers: This year we took in two foreign exchange students, known here as China (16, boy) and Denmark (16, girl), making our home the U.N. for ten months. Our youngest son, Little Man (15), represents the U.S. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Christmas, Daily Observations, Hanukkah, High School, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N., Women's issues
Tagged Canada, Chile, Christmas, Christmas/Hanukkah, college students, Denmark, Hanukkah, Holidays, Humor, Israel, Musings, parenting humor, school break, Teens, U.N., United Nations
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The Middle… On the Edge of Humor and Insanity.
About a week ago I snapped. I came home from Hospice to one more afternoon of three teens on three different screens and pretty much messes everywhere: backpacks, snack plates, cups (mountains of cups! Full, empty, used, just sitting there…), … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, High School, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, The U.N., Women's issues, Writing
Tagged bad days, Cheezits, end of life, funky music, Granmaster Flash, Humor, Teens
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Extra! Extra! Passive Aggressive Control Freak Surrenders… and Survives to Celebrate It.
POW! KAPLOOEY! BAM! Holy transformation Batman; she’s accepting help! What next? Well folks, it was bound to happen. Or, maybe it wasn’t bound to just happen, and I can actually take some credit for working really hard at this and … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Daily Observations, Ego, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Awareness, Control freak, Death, Detachment, Grace, Kindness, loss, love, perfectionism, personal change, writing
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The Middle… Words of Gratitude
Recently I’ve found myself powerfully tuned in to the world around me. Colors are brighter (the foliage blows my mind daily!); music moves me more than usual; I notice people around me and see them with fresh eyes. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged children, Death, grateful, Gratitude, letting go, Musings, taking stock, Thanks, writing
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