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Essays and poems about motherhood, IVF, current events, show business, and how to be a person in this century. Enough with the doom scrolling, I'm here to bring forward things that deserve good attention.
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How Can It Be Fall if the Trees Are Still Green? (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedToday, as I picked up my son from preschool, he asked me if it’s fall. I say, soon, because it’s September. Because there is a chill in the air. Because I know that somewhere in this week our calendars will say that it’s the first day of autumn. The vague answers are not enough for him, as he is four and a half, as he is learning about the seasons, as he wants to know what is right and what is wrong and when summer starts an
Friday Five #134 (opens the original)
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I Gave Mickey Mouse a Lot of My Money (opens the original)
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Last week, my husband and I took my son to Walt Disney World, and our parents and my brother joined us for part of the trip. Yes, I know it’s expensive. Yes, I know you often need a vacation from your Disney vacation. Yes, I know he’s almost five, and even though he’s not an infant (we saw plenty of little ones at the park), he might not remember it. Or maybe he will.Only time will tell.But I don’t want to talk about Disney chaos, strategy, or the best use of your Lightning Lane passes; plenty o
When Hope Visits (opens the original)
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Friday Five #133 (opens the original)
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