Category Archives: Growing Up
Former Hot, Hunky Jock Becomes An Actor. Surprise!
He was a jock. He was hot. And he knew it. And all through high school he’d hang with his posse. They’d sit on the floor of a well traveled hallway and rate the girls with flashcards. When a 9 … Continue reading
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Thank You, Mom. For Saving My Life. Again.
The first time, we were hiking. On a trail we know and love but hasn’t been properly maintained. We won’t be hiking it again until the boys are older, due to the dangers that lurk, but we didn’t know this … Continue reading
Filed under All In A Day's Work, children, Growing Up, Lessons Learned
My Baby Is Heading Off To College. Help!
My baby. My sweet, adorable angel. My amazing little girl is heading off for college. College? Seriously? Oh, how I feel like my grandmother when I say this but here goes….Where DID the time go? I love being a mother. Wait. Did … Continue reading
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The Life And Times Of Six-Year-Old Jane
Hi. I’m Jane. And I’m a big girl, now. I’m six. And my life has been so very, very full. My earliest memory is sitting on the basement steps, eating this pretty blue stuff. (Drano) I was about 18 months old. … Continue reading
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My! How Time Flies!
I remember, sitting in a large auditorium, listening to the Assistant Headmaster welcome all of the parents of the incoming kindergarteners to the school. “Welcome parents of the class of 2011!” And we all chuckled. My, how time flies! … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Up, Motherhood
They Make Lifetime Movies About People Like Me!
My teenage daughter has hit yet another (inevitable) stumbling block in her young adult career. First (real, true love)Break-Up. It sucks. And it sucks to be her mother watching her go through this heartache and not be able to make … Continue reading
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Money Makes The World Go ‘Round
Money makes the world go ’round. Or does it? And if it does, why can’t we talk about it? My parents, when times were tough, were horrible with money. I found out, only recently, that they almost lost their home … Continue reading
Filed under children, Growing Up, parenting, Ponderings
The Moment I Knew I Was A Feminist
It was a cold, rainy day. In kindergarten. I was playing with my best friend, David. Playing indoors, because of the weather. And we were on our knees, vrooming our construction trucks around on the floor. Our classroom had a … Continue reading
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Not the Tomboy I Thought I Was
I used to … wrap snakes around my wrists as bracelets, play with trucks and cars and trains, prefer playing with the boys – running and playing baseball, kickball and football, dig in the dirt, build things. I hated… getting … Continue reading
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