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I am a “what if” person… and drive my kids and myself nuts… my mind is stuck in the caveman days when we were constantly on alert for dinosaurs and sabretooth tigers or else, we could be attacked. Anxiety comes from a made-up future, not facts. If we had facts, we wouldn’t be worried about …
It was 18 1/2 years ago I gave birth to my first son. The day was beautiful and so was my new baby boy. I had, what most mothers have on that day, a mix of emotions. You are filled with joy and happiness, and you are also scared to death to screw things up, …
I’ve discussed my past relationship and many times when discussing this relationship with friends the word “narcissist” has come up to describe the man I was involved with for quite a few years. In fact, the word was used so much, I adopted it and started using the term to describe him too. Yet, there …
I always loved this song by Bill Withers, I used to sing it all the time when I was a little girl, yet I never thought it would one day pertain to my son. Eight years ago, my son was struggling with his ADHD and unbeknown to anyone at the time, he was also living …
I have been divorced 10 years now. If you have read my other blogs, you already know how I mentioned I walked away with nothing. He drained our bank accounts the day I told him I was filing for divorce. Seriously. I told him I was going to file for divorce, and he went to …
It’s funny… I always loved that song by, the Beatles and when I was pregnant for my first son that song was in my head during my labor. For those of you who do not know the song the lyrics are: “Black bird singing in the dead of night… take these broken wings and learn …
Years ago, I used to watch a television show titled, “Door Knock Dinners”. In this show the host would arrive in some random neighborhood, usually here in New Jersey and walk around with a gourmet chef, the two would choose a home to … you guessed it, knock on the door. When the homeowner/resident opened …
I loved him more than I ever thought I could love a man. I met him at my new job and we fast became friends. We would talk and laugh all day. Soon those days turned into early evenings via the phone and text. He would make me laugh so hard I couldn’t breathe. He …
I challenged my scale to a game of Golf. I told it we would be a two-some in the game and help one another come out on top. I think there was a miscommunication. Either my scale misunderstood me and thought I meant I wanted to climb the numbers ladder or my scale had no idea …
I was in Jiffy Lube last weekend, and while I waited for my car, I picked up a magazine. I was reading it and there was an ad for Roasted Cherry Chicken. My son T was with me and we decided I should take pictures of the recipe and try it one night. Well, tonight …