10 Things My Mother Taught Me
My mother, The German, and I rarely saw the world through the same prism. She was German; I was American. She was ladylike; I was a tomboy. She only cursed in German; I cursed in three languages....
View ArticleDare To Dream
As an elder in society…AM SO!…I think it behooves me to learn new things about the world around me, to challenge myself, even if that means I’m uncomfortable. Coding makes me uncomfortable. Yes, the...
View ArticlePain’s Opportunity
As a newly-minted grandmother, I think about opportunities to pass wisdom on to Sweet E when he’s old enough. And life is one big lesson, isn’t it? Last week I received news that a lifelong friend’s...
View ArticleWhat I’ll Tell Sweet E: Be Grateful
Be grateful, my baby. Seems easy enough. We all know folks who look at their life with dissatisfaction. I’m not talking about the kind of emotion that is healthy and propels us onward to bigger and...
View ArticleRequired Summer Reading: Are They Drowning?
Summertime = pool time, lake time, get-in-the-water time. It’s also the perfect time to bone up on water safety, particularly knowing how to spot someone who might be drowning. Do you think drowning...
View ArticleWhat I’ll Tell Sweet E: It’s OK to be Vulnerable
I wrote this in the winter, a couple of days after Sweet E had been born and I offer it now in my “What I Will Tell Sweet E” series. (forgive me, but there is some NSFW language) Vulnerability The “v”...
View Article10 Things My Father Taught Me
Daddy and I were kindred spirits in so many ways, yet in as many others we were were diametrically opposed. He passed when he was 60-years-old and I had a young family. I’ve missed him many times...
View ArticleChristmas Cravings in June
I love Christmas foods. Fine, I love food…but there’s something special about the food you only eat during a specific season, like at Christmas. It’s during late June and early July that I start my...
View ArticleParenting Do-Over
If you were allowed one parenting do-over, what would you use it on? Or shall we never speak of that which shames us? ~gulp~ Parents make mistakes. Truth. Parents can make mistakes daily. Hard...
View ArticleThe Growth Chart Lives On
As Boy grew, we kept a growth chart right inside his closet door. I first wrote about it here. The last entry was dated right before he left for college. 6’2.25″ We grow ‘em tall in my family. On...
View ArticleWhat I Will Tell Sweet E: Good Friends Will Carry You Home
Dearest Sweetest E, You’re gonna need friends as you stiff-arm your way through life; pick them well and they’ll be the lifeblood of your strength. Good friends make you believe you aren’t alone in the...
View ArticleHappy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! As a child of The German, who is a naturalized citizen, I was taught at a very early age about the privilege of being born an American. I also come from a military family background,...
View ArticleDreams Are Hard Work
Dreams are hard work. Taking the first step towards your dream is usually the easiest thing you’ll do in the journey, but even that step takes a hard swallow and shaking off the what-if voices that...
View ArticleWork Pajamas
Most people who work are required to wear real clothes, i.e. clothes that aren’t considered pajamas. NOT ME! Most days you can find me wearing what Husband refers to as my “work pajamas,” not to be...
View ArticleKeep It Simple; Let It Ride
Consider this your reminder that things don’t need to be complicated right now; there will be plenty of time for that. Right now it’s summertime, a time for keeping things simple, a time for letting...
View ArticleWhat I Will Tell Sweet E: Face Your Fears.
Fear can paralyze strength. Fear can belittle wisdom. Fear can create chaos. Fear can manipulate truth. Fear can amplify insecurities. Fear can mute goodness. Fear can blacken day. Fear can expand...
View ArticlePerimenopause Can Suck It, Part 3: Caffeine is a No-No
Or, as I should have really titled this post: No, I Won’t Give Up Coffee During Perimenopause’s Death-grip on Me The news is not good. The theory that caffeine makes the symptoms of perimenopause and...
View ArticleI Politely Turned Them Down
I don’t like telling people no, but I do and I will, especially if it means that by saying yes, I’d shortchange you, my lovely readers. Recently, I was approached by two companies to do reviews of...
View ArticleClose Grandparent-Adult Grandchildren Relationships = Less Depression
A new study (who else winces when they see those words?!) from Brown College declares that grandparents and adult grandchildren who share close emotional ties have less symptoms of depression. Let’s...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Favorite?
Mrs. Tucker has been writing here, and referring to herself in third-person, for about eights months now. Some of you are new to the site (Welcome!) and some of you are gluttons for silliness and just...
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