Category: The Mix
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postcards from zoom
Last week, I got a great text from my stepdad. He said, “Your mother is on the StairMaster for the third time today! We may need to institutionalize her!” This little cry for help from Encino, California made me realize that COVID-19 hadn’t actually killed all of my blog ideas. Part of the fun of…
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fun with nextdoor
Most of the time I find blog topics by going about my normal life and happening upon a new idea, awkward situation or a funny social interaction. Now, as we “shelter in place” I have found myself with a lack of blog post ideas. My friend Katie has urged me to talk about the random,…
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the year of the throuple
I’m calling it right now. 2020 is the year of the “throuple”! What’s a throuple? I am happy to tell you. Throuple is the convenient term for three partners in a polyamorous relationship. It could be three women, three men, two women and one man, two men and one woman or any combination of people…
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lost in my own space
The date is set. My daughter will move into her college dorm on Wednesday, August 19. I have just seven short months to get prepared. If I’m being honest, I have been anticipating this departure for the last three years. My initial “empty nest” plan includes enjoying the freedom of limited parental responsibilities, having something…
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major laser disaster
On the day after my birthday, Monday, December 2, I went to a plastic surgeon’s office and had a laser procedure done on my face. It was sold to me as a great way to stimulate new collagen production and get rid of brown spots and unevenness on the skin surface. My friend Sandra, who…
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jane for president
As I closely watch the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, I am struck by the popularity of the 4 septuagenarians: Sanders, Biden, Warren and Bloomberg. All I can think about is that my mom, Jane, is in her 70’s and would be a better candidate than any of these four. If the Democratic party…
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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…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 