I wrote about this topic a few years ago when I was let’s just say not happy that I was dubbed a Senior Citizen, but now I feel vindicated. Throughout the years, I have been reminded by well-meaning friends and relatives that we are all getting older. We should just take the senior citizen discount, …
A couple of weeks ago I was going to the cafeteria at work (walking outside) and someone pointed out that there were a lot of dragonflies and that she had never seen so many. It reminded me of the fireflies and the significance of that. I actually attended a wedding a year ago with a …
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Television has captured our attention with shows about polygamy and polyamory. People either condone or criticize these unusual lifestyles, but I have been mesmerized by the relationships that these communities foster. Indeed, the poly world embraces love and personal growth that makes the monogamous paradigm look like a throwback to an earlier century. What is …
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I have not read the controversial “Are You Mom Enough?” article that appears in the recent issue of Time, but the startling cover is all too familiar to me. Or at least it was. As a retired La Leche League leader, I was surrounded by nursing toddlers, but for most of us, public life …
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Recent events have really prompted people to take sides on the gay marriage debate, and President Obama vocalized his support. I am a woman married to a man and I too support gay marriage. I am not just an ally. On some level, I feel aligned with the LGBT community. Why? I am a B. …
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It is true that this season’s Bachelor, the really silly romantic reality show that prompts people to fall in love and get engaged only to most likely end up on ABC’s Bachelor Pad anyway, was really mean. In fact, ABC advertises it as the most controversial season ever, but did they go too far? It …
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Limerance is not a topic most people discuss. In fact, most people do not even know what limerance is. I didn’t, until I read Dorothy Tennov’s Love and Limerance. The research to come from the book is not only mind-blowing, it turns the notion of romantic attachments on its head. The “high” that people …
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It is just three days until Christmas, and I am not stressed. One reason is that I do not have to cook. We have a ritual that I write about in my family recipe blog. To make the story short, I will simply explain that instead of figuring out what to serve our 20+ guests on …
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I often feel as if I have so much to do, and not enough time to do it in, but when I write a list, and just do one thing at a time, taking all the time I need to complete the task, things go so much better. But one thing nags me. I have …
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On the Real Housewives of New York reunion show, the subject of parenting came up. Ramona has been critical of LuAnn’s child-rearing practices, suggesting that LuAnn is just a weekend mom, while Ramona spends a lot of time with her daughter. The point of the criticism seems to be that spending time with our children …
