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The Real New Year
The obligatory first day of school pic, with attitude. I believe the quote was, “If you’re going to put me through this routine again, I’m at least going to have fun with it.” As a parent, the first...
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High School Residue
Just … no. In the past two days, I’ve toured three different high schools. By this evening’s end, it will be four. By the end of next week, we’ll have attended four more events at those schools. I am...
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Whiplash
You are legal strangers to each other… Jodi is a legal stranger to her daughter … You can’t get married … You can’t get a civil union … You can get a civ… no, they shut down the government to prevent...
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30-year-old Friendships
I cannot for the life of me imagine a scenario in which I would consider living in the South again. But the one aspect occasionally tugging me backward is my friends. I miss having real friends, my...
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Decision Day – As it Happened
We knew it was coming, one way or the other. The buzz (and the anxiety) had grown to a palpable level in our community, in our house, between friends and families, kids and adults. Like so many Junes...
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Ramblings and Wedding Planning
This has nothing to do with anything but in describing someone this morning I said, “She’s younger and would probably be a great choice.” (No, it wasn’t about employment so don’t start throwing...
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Dead Fish Stares and Eye-Rolling
There has never been, nor will there ever be, an experience in the universe more humbling or demoralizing than parenting a teenager. In the interest of keeping it real and not just painting a pretty...
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Our dog, Piper
We said a heartbreaking good-bye to our sweet dog, Piper, yesterday. One might think this wouldn’t hurt so much since we only had Piper since September 1, 2014. But if so, one would be wrong. We...
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Right to be Ignorant
I’ve tried to refrain but seriously, this is ridiculous. First of all, I’d like to see even half the media frenzy over the dead toddlers washing ashore in Europe that I see over Kentucky’s...
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The Vulnerability in Weddings
Wedding planning. I was hopelessly, laughably naive. I’m taking a moment here to breathe. My high anxiety personality is not conducive to planning an event, especially when it’s my own. If I were...
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