Emo Ruminations

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Goin’ Come Make Soon

Earlier today, I emerged from a Propofol haze, which sounds glamorous—very midlife spa—a clean, medically sanctioned blackout (and the best sleep of your life) requiring you to sign twenty forms confusingly saying that you might die, but also: statistically unlikely, very peaceful, and do you have an advance directive just in case? Are you at […]

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I Am Not Meryl Streep

Now I am too old to complain, to be weird, to curse, to be offended, to be sensitive, to whine, to resent, to be behind on savings. I am not the wise, financially secure, intentional woman I thought I’d be with a bookish brownstone, a smattering of unique friends, and young people seeking my advice.

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Moms on Mushrooms

Has anyone heard of this? Microdosing Moms! As seen on The Today Show, NPR, NBC, Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, Bill Maher, Rolling Stone…How did I miss this? A safe psychedelic community started by a former mom comedian and herbal enthusiast. Why just moms? In FAQ it says, Moms juggle a unique combination of stressors

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List of things left undone

An app I don’t really use that much on my phone is the “Notes” app. I’ve always been more inclined to write down my thoughts in notebooks or journals, so after years of having an iPhone I have maybe used the app a handful of times. When I first started dating my most recent boyfriend,

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The Copper Mug Investment

My best friend had been on three very promising dates with an exciting prospect, highly anticipating date four. He would be cooking dinner for her at his house. She knew this was going to be a big one. She offered to bring food, drinks, or dessert, and even though he said it was not necessary,

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No Country For Old Moms

A parenting deal gone bad. Every decision a cointoss when raising a teen boy. The hunter and the hunted. Who is who? Intermittent explosive events striking without warning, leaving chaos in their wake. Paralyzing overwhelm. WTF is happening? What is going on with you teen person stranger? What are you? Who am I? Who have we

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