I worry that my kids are going to get scurvy, not a realistic fear in the twenty-first century but a fear I still have. Maybe it’s because I can’t deal with the real dangers of life. Between my anxiety over my daughter being date raped when she ventures off to college and my son being […]
When I was nine, I was being molested by my mother’s boyfriend. That was the same time I fell in love with daisies. Daisies aren’t particularly beautiful but I loved them with all my nine year old soul. As the abuse escalated so did my love for daisies. I watched them return, not just return, […]
I am up again, not having a husband is exhausting on too many levels. I have to do something I hate to do. I have to fire someone, a professional someone. I have to fire my dentist. She is a stalker that does not abide by societal rules and I must fire her. I have […]
When Peter died, one of my best friends came to stay with me. Her name is Vivian and she is my neighbor in the widowhood. Once the doctors decided that Peter was officially gone, Viv caught the next plane to Portland. The morning after he died, we were walking through my front door and I […]
When my mom met Peter for the first time, she was smitten. I am not sure what it was about him that she instantly fell in love with; maybe his shyness, maybe the way he looked at me with adoration in his eyes, maybe his quick wit, I am not sure. If you asked Mary […]
If I can just get this buttercream frosting right this day will end perfectly. I can’t focus and I am stupidly trying a new buttercream recipe. My mantra right now is “I am so stupid, I am so stupid”. I really need to eat a cake. A cake with buttercream frosting. Baking a yummy cake […]
At the point in my short-lived dating life I have given up. That’s O.K. I am finally good with being alone. So the next date I have I make an agreement with myself that I don’t really care if he likes me. In fact I’m going to be the most outlandish me I can be. […]
My son is a prince. No we are not descendants of the royal family. He is the winter formal prince at his high school. The term prince for most people brings to mind elegant attire and jewels that sparkle in a darkened room. For me, I hear the word prince and the movie Purple rain […]
I have always loved the Rocky movies, every single one, yes, even Rocky V. I love the movies for obvious reason, the triumph of good verse evil, in many incarnations, the epic love story, where love can and does conquer all. Most importantly having the courage to go the distance, even if you don’t always […]
I have always loved the Rocky movies, every single one, yes, even Rocky V. I love the movies for obvious reason, the triumph of good verse evil, in many incarnations, the epic love story, where love can and does conquer all. Most importantly having the courage to go the distance, even if you don’t always […]
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