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Category Archives: Family Life
Dear Drinking Diaries…
I had the review of Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up written for weeks. I was adding things–material from an interview with the editors, personal anecdotes, and some embarrassingly accurate knowledge of the Alcoholics Anonymous program. And then the … Continue reading
Sometimes, Always, Never
This is the rule that applies to men’s three-button suit jackets. It is the one thing I remember from when my husband and I were getting married in March 2005. More than our vows, the lovely cards we received from … Continue reading
Dreaming With Light
My children sleep with dream lights. They are not the Dream Lites advertised on television because we assumed, of course, those would not work. When the kids started asking for the ones on television, however, we found these at a … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, New York City Living and Coping, Parenting Moments
Tagged bedtime, bedtime routines, children, cloud b, dream lights, parenting, stars
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This Comes With 40
I have written about turning 40 before. When I actually turned 40. That was more than two years ago. And my perspective has changed–slightly but significantly. Slowly, I’ve become less concerned with the opinions others hold of me, and terribly … Continue reading
Guest Dad Post: How Not to Choose the Family Dog
I have been holding on to this post since the summer. Sean Teare has guest posted here before; he is a father of two and a very funny person. My dear old friend, if he is still speaking to me, … Continue reading
Making My Home Kidde Worry Free (and a Giveaway)
Before the holidays I completed the Kidde Home Safety Challenge. It took about ten minutes after the kids were in bed. I was curious to learn if I am doing everything I can to keep us safe at home. I … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, giveaway, New York City Living and Coping, Review, Uncategorized
Tagged fire safety, fire safety survey, kidde, smoke alarm
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The Options
Tonight I have been thinking of women I know and like. Some are fighting cancer, several are going through a life-changing heartbreak, and one recovering from major, major surgery. And each is hardly complaining, although each could be shouting from … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, It's All About Me, Mental health, New York City Living and Coping
Tagged acceptance, doubts, goals, happiness, self esteem, twilight zone
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The Deal We Get
Before long we learn, in this life, that we are not here forever. We learn through the changing of seasons, the loss of our pets in childhood, the death of a loved one. We get no guarantee of numbers. So … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, It's All About Me, Mental health, New York City Living and Coping, Parenting Moments
Tagged acceptance, compassion, death, God, grief, mortality, parenting, religion
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It Is Too Much With Us
William Wordsworth wrote his sonnet, The World Is Too Much With Us, in 1802 out of anger with the increased materialism of his time. While the frustration is of a different source and of a different moment, it was a … Continue reading
