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Change: Pulling Up My Bootstraps…. Alas, Which Boots?

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →

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Brain Dead… Take her off Life Support.

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I uttered those ^^words to a good friend, the other day, when she called me to check in… as she’s done regularly since Mom died, three weeks ago today. Hmm, I know I will reach a point when I’m not … Continue reading →

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Sound Bites from the U.N. and Baby Steps.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

It’s been two weeks since Mom died, and I am still trying to catch my breath. It’s strange how I worked on a sort of auto pilot for two+ months, working on the manuscript, keeping our house running, and sitting … Continue reading →

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Tales From The Motherland has been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Happy New Year and something to smile about:  My blog was awarded the Versatile Blogger Award!  I have Vivian Kirkland at Positive Parental Participation to thanks for that. Having checked out some of the other blogs that have won this, … Continue reading →

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What Comes After? A “Stop, drop and Roll” approach to a New Year.

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

There is only one thing for me to write about right now, but I’m not really sure what I think about that. I’m not sure what I feel, yet.  Mainly, because I don’t actually know, what comes after. After years … Continue reading →

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Peace.

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

At 4:00 A.M., exactly, the nurse came into my mother’s room, again. I had a barely slept, tossing and turning, listening to Mom. I was dozing when she came in. I was frustrated to be disturbed again. Mom had begun … Continue reading →

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What Doesn’t Kill You… Just Beats the Shit Out of You.

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

<— The small Christmas tree that I brought to Mom’s room, covered in ornaments that I’ve had forever. Many of them, she bought for me when I had my first tree. More than one person has said to me recently: … Continue reading →

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“Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night…”

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end … Continue reading →

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To Each His Own… Troubles.

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I’ve said it before, life is not about fairness; it isn’t fair.  Each of us has our own troubles to work through and who hasn’t said, at some point, this just isn’t fair. However, this weekend felt like being smacked … Continue reading →

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