A Life of Managed Chaos
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“With regard to your “coming out” dilemma, Alex quipped, “Tell Mia not to worry about her son when he’s a teenager. No teen, (especially a bullying type) is going to spend any time reading a middle aged woman’s mommy blog.” Good point.” ~ Michele T.
As the light shone in on my thoughts on the subject, [...]
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I’m 36. I’m still in puberty.
I have no other conclusion than that. It could be nothing more, nothing less. I’m still in puberty.
I’m days away from the monthly (or in my case 20-ish day) reminder of my femininity. A time that we all love. And for every reminder since I [...]
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Some of my posts are scheduled ahead of time, as was yesterday’s. Since then, I’ve had a good shaking and awakening, or maybe I just forgave myself for being in a slump for a minute. We all get there, don’t we? Reading your words has been immensely helpful. Again, getting stuck [...]
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Alex is SO much better now. For a time, things seemed to be getting worse and I wasn’t certain what our future could possibly hold.
At the height, we had to let an elevator pass; I had to carry Alex into a second. The crying and fighting continued down the hallway. A long hall way, an [...]
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Always fresh in my memory is my 8th grade English class. It was a class, a teacher, Mrs. Thomas, that could have changed the direction of my life if I were willing to see it; if I weren’t so caught up in being…in 8th grade. Two things I remember from that [...]
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I think I know what it is. The reason why I’m beating myself up so much. The reason why sometimes I feel too tired to parent, too tired to demand the correction of whatever my kids might get into this minute or that. The reason why I feel like I can never [...]
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My friend recently told me that as she read through my blog, she was struck by how much she felt she really didn’t know me. She said that she didn’t realize just how hard each moment of the day was for me, for us. She didn’t know, she said, because I never [...]
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In this week’s Journey, I’m inspired by a question my husband had for me. We’re planning a trip to California some time next year for my cousin’s wedding. The question he posed, though he is known for being antagonistic in his flirtations with me, was whether or not I wanted to try to find my [...]
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When I go about the business (and pleasure) of reading blogs, I often wonder who the person is behind the blog. Who are they really? Where did they come from; what do they think about where they’re at; where do they think they’ll land. In this blog, my blog, revealing myself and exploring these areas [...]
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