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The Start of a New Year . . . and the End of People-Pleasing
I always want everyone around me to be happy. I usually do whatever it takes for that to happen, most notably, putting myself and my...
What Would You Tell Your Younger Self To Be Grateful For?
At this time of the year, many of us reflect on the people and things in our lives that we are grateful for. Like you, I am grateful for...
Please, Can't We All Just Slow Down
At the end of June, when my kids were just about finishing school, I headed to our local pharmacy to pick up some sunscreen for summer...
Lessons on a Little Respect
Two weeks ago, I was standing in line waiting to pay for an item at a local department store. In front of me was a mom with her teenage...
Saying Goodbye to the Guilt Trip
Last week, in the middle of trying to get to an early work meeting, get the kids packed and ready for school, and generally manage the...
How You Look Is Not Who You Are
L Last week, in a video that went viral, morning news anchor Jennifer Livingston of WKBT-TV (a CBS affiliate in LaCrosse, Wisconsin),...
A New Normal
The first time I had to bring my first-born to day care, he was five-and-a-half months old. It was a frigid February morning, and I awoke...
Who Says You Can't Go Back to High School?
About an hour before I was to attend my twenty-year high school reunion, I was suddenly overwhelmed by anxiety. What is it about high...
New Beginnings
Back in July, I attempted to get a head start on buying school supplies for my kids, prompted mostly by the tremendous “Back to School”...
HELP!
It always amazes me the way my children scream “MOMMY?!!” – as if someone is dismembering them in their own home – when they need the...
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