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When my eldest son turned 6, his godmother gave him a fancy goldfish. He was so excited and quickly named him “Frankie”. He sat for hours every day trying to teach his new fish to sit, rollover, and raise his “paw” and give a high five. Mostly because he thought all animals if they were …
Pretend I don’t live in it . . . la la la – one of my favorite songs by the “Zac Brown Band”, and it couldn’t be more true for what I am about to write. Have you ever felt too connected to everyone and everything around you? We have Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, email, work, family, and all of …
My coworkers like to call me “Jack” because I have the talent to do various things. For example, I know my way around a table saw and can cut wood and use a diamond blade on a wet saw to cut tile. I’ve built a deck and helped install plumbing in my home while I …
Lately, many of us have been watching what is happening across the United States of America. While reading this article, “The Books We Read to Help Us Understand Racism”, I am reminded of a “Social Issues” class I had while in college, which is where I learned a lot about “white privilege”.I remember sitting in …
For years my mom would say to me, “I didn’t raise you to be a doormat”. While hearing this made sense to me in the context of the discussion, it did not resonate with me. I would have an argument with my husband and at some point, I would explain something to my mom about …
My son is definitely a puzzle. I love him to “pieces” he drives me crazy at times, yet makes me laugh nearly every day. The symbol for autism is the puzzle piece. Yet, even in the scheme of things as far as autism is concerned his puzzle piece does not fit into the spectrum, in …
Who knew when we celebrated the New Year on December 31, 2019, we would be entering the new year of 2020, and at the same time, it would send us back in time? January 1, 2020, seemed like any other new year day. Nothing here in America appeared to be different. Families were home celebrating …
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 …