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Letting go of showing up for everything
Recently, I found myself sitting in a warm car in a mall parking lot just after sun-up with B. Under grey skies, the car running for heat, we listened to a CD someone had made for us that we both...
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Trusting That I Can, Day 16: The donkeys
Recently, I took B and a friend for a walk up to see our neighborhood donkeys. The girls and I started these walks almost 12 years ago, with me pushing them in strollers. Technically, we visit mules,...
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Trusting That I Can, Day 19: Taking care of myself on Mother’s Day
Last year, I thought I didn’t need recognition for Mother’s Day. So, when nothing happened, I had a huge, bad, one-of-my-all-time-worst meltdowns with the girls in the car. I’d been feeling only...
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Important notice to my daughters, cc God
Wild native snapdragons growing between the cracks of our patio. Beautiful and unruly, like some people I know…. Dear girls (please take note, Great Being): Effective immediately, this is what I want:...
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Politics and Parenting: Both Require the Desire To Work Together
As I watch the election shenanigans, I’m struck again that both politics and parenting have two essential, but totally divergent, approaches to leadership. One view, represented in our family by my...
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The Joy of Traveling Alone
I’ve decided in the new year that I need to focus on gratitude, to cultivate an active focus that lassos my attitude squarely into the life-is-good corral. It’s a good thing I’m starting this week...
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Mom-to-Mom Connections: Getting Better and Better
I got to sit around for several hours the other day with another mom while our daughters took skiing lessons. We drank hot drinks and covered every topic under the sun — from teachers, gun ownership...
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Introducing My Girls to One Billion Rising
Yesterday, B’s class went to our local event of One Billion Rising, the worldwide gathering to protest violence against women. B was all about the flashmob dancing and the fun of being in a crowd, but...
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An Embarrassment to my Daughter
Not totally grown up yet…. So the other day I’m driving the girls around from here to there, and we’re listening to a song we all like. I’m waving my arms and bouncing to the music. Madam B pipes up...
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