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Halloween is fun. Even in its simplest form, Halloween is still fun. So why do so many parents make such a freaking huge deal out of Halloween costumes? Growing up, I always thought Halloween meant throwing together a costume from what you had or maybe picking up a bagged costume at Gemco. Of all of […]
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By the time you read this, I will have just gotten my brand new IUD, a birth control method that’s good for five years. The decision to replace my “expired” IUD wasn’t an easy one. I decided yes babies and then no babies. I engaged in ridiculous baby fever behavior, daydreamed about having a girl, […]
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“I have healthy boobies. I have healthy boobies. I have healthy boobies.” This was a mantra I silently screamed to myself last Friday during a routine mammogram. I started getting mammograms at 33 years old at the insistence of my doctor because I have fibrocystic breasts. Or as I like to describe them, “boobs that […]
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Today, October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. All around the world, mothers are lighting candles in remembrance of their angels that were lost too soon. Six years ago I became one in four women to experience a miscarriage. While I may have gone on to give birth to a healthy baby boy […]
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I came home from work on June 18, 2008 with 8-month-old BooBoo and 5-year-old Boy Wonder to find the door from the garage into the house ajar. “How odd,” I thought as I silently cursed my husband for failing to not only lock the door, but close it on his way to work. I unloaded […]
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When I think about my sons dating, I feel like I want to hurl. Not only because of the obvious dangers of casual teenage sex, but because teenage boys are stupid. Too young to know love from lust, funny from offensive, and often, respectful from disrespectful. I also worry about their tender hearts. I know, […]
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I’m a woman who knows a lot of women. I’d like to think these impressive credentials make me overwhelmingly qualified to teach my sons the truth about women. As the mom of two sons, I spend a lot of time thinking (OK, worrying) about how to prepare my sons for life outside the nest, hence […]
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As you know I’ve been buzazy writing other places. Great for my pocketbook. Not necessarily great for you, my reader. I understand how frustrating it’s been to mosey on over to these parts and get hit with a “read more”, only to be redirected to another site. Just know that while it might feel like […]
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If you’ve shopped through your local supercenter any time since August, you’ve likely witnessed the horror of today’s children’s Halloween costumes. While I’ve woefully accepted the fact that not all Halloween costumes are intended to be adorable, I’ll never understand why costumes have become so grotesque, offensive, and utterly inappropriate. I’d say shame on today’s […]
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It’s October and you know what that means, it’s time for all the thrills and chills Halloween brings! While corn mazes and pumpkin patches are great activities to get us in the mood for fall, there’s nothing quite like a scary movie to get our blood pumping and our pulses jumping just in time for […]
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The Untitled GenX Podcast
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