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To Ava on her 7th birthday

Dear Ava, At 1 p.m. on November 7, 2013, you turn 7. I’m almost speechless. The thought of it literally takes my breath away. I’ve seen you, my little girl, grow from a tiny tadpole on an ultrasound screen into one of the most beautiful souls I’ve ever met. I swear I’ve known you before […]

Parenting

Stop the Mommy War Insanity

I would think, that in 2013, people would finally have realized that parenting isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ issue. Just like religion. But I won’t go there today. And I won’t link to Matt Walsh’s asinine blog post that incited my rant today either. It really doesn’t deserve the traffic. While I get where […]

Identity/Self

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It’s ok to just be horrible

  I’ve been feeling a lot of trepidation about writing lately. Just recently, someone alluded to my blog as trite. That wasn’t the exact term, but I knew what she meant and it stopped me cold. I let that one petty comment keep me from writing at all. The thing is, I’m afraid of being […]

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STS-135 Launch or Happy to Sad in 6 Seconds Flat

There’s crying, shockwaves and and annoying woohoo. It’s raw. Don’t judge me. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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Four going on 45

My daughter is much older than four. Surely she is. She just has to be. Some of the things that come out of her mouth are not what I’m used to hearing from other four year olds. I guess you could call her precocious. Observe the scenario below. On Sunday, we had a quest to […]