Happy for Moms
It’s an indescribable feeling when, for the first time in your life, you won’t celebrate Mother’s Day.
…Personal Life
Knowing What I Don’t Know
I’ll tell you what I don’t know. A LOT!
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A Happy Tail
When brother Dave came back to Ontario to be near family advocates during his cancer ordeal, he brought a friend with him.
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Don’t Do Like Debbie Downer Did
An exchange of dialogue on last week’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy gave me a little lightbulb moment. (Spoiler warning!)
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Too Much Information
I think we all can get a little anxious when it comes to our health. So why add to that anxiety, even if we’re “allowed” to?
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Nice Girls Finish Last
Women of my vintage put up with a lot of crap. Passed over for a promotion because of our gender. Looked through when it came to gathering opinions around the boardroom table. (I was the only female on a management team, for a time.) It was part of the deal. Early on, I was confused about relationships. I never knew whether I had “the right” to be firm with men who were treating me like a thing. Being a “nice girl” didn’t help.
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Davey, My Brother
The sweetest and most talented man I think I’ve ever known died of cancer on Sunday. My brother-in-law Dave was 58. In Derek’s family of six kids, Dave was #4.
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Free Bird
Who doesn’t stop and marvel at a beautiful deer when it happens by? Or wonder how birds of prey find food in winter?
…Scam Sham
I thought I was a better actor! I tried to scam a scammer and I may have poured it on a little too thick. On a positive note, that means I’d probably fail as a scammer. It’s a good thing I have no plans to try it.
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