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fake kappa
Fifteen years ago, my son started kindergarten and I was still acclimating to living as a full time mom in the suburbs. While he was in preschool, I made two really good friends, Kirsten and Daphne. My son and their kids started kindergarten at different public schools in our town. Kirsten and Daphne made a…
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austin weekend
For the last 3 years, my friends from college and I have been making a concerted effort to go away together for a weekend. There are 14 women in this group and we affectionately refer to each other as “the homies.” This year, about half of the women will be 50 and next year the…
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heart to heart
In each community, there are some parenting offerings that feel very “must do” if you have any hope to be a “good parent.” You attend kindergarten information night in the spring before your preschooler starts elementary school. You go to lectures by authors and therapists about how to create “resilient” children and learn to parent…
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death in 2B
This is a true story (well all my stories are true) and this one is morbid. In August, my husband and I flew from Munich to Boston. We go to our seats, 3A and 3B before anyone else boarded the plane as my husband is singularly obsessed with protecting his “property rights” in the overhead…
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usta tennis, episode 1
I have been playing USTA tennis for about 10 years which means I’ve got about 20 stories related to adult womens’ “competitive” tennis that would each shock you. Some of these stories relate to women being overly competitive, some of them relate to bodily functions and a lot of them are born out of general…
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battle of the network stars
This morning, my husband paid me a compliment. During the early morning hours before I was really awake, he actually said, “I like these pajamas. You look ready to take on Lou Ferrigno in The Battle of the Network Stars.” Yep. That’s what he said. So, two things you need to know before we go…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 