Monthly Archives: April 2012

It’s Only a Flippin Dance!

Mothers get angry with me when I contend that they spend entirely too much money on their daughters for high school dances. The Prom and Homecoming have become a fashion arms race between mothers, and it’s pointless and it’s unnecessary. … Continue reading

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Between Transitions

This Easter was the first major holiday in our family history that one of my daughters was not with us. Her college doesn’t grant an Easter break, but we were going to retrieve her anyway. Until she asked if she … Continue reading

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Instigators Never Get Caught

My sister would deny this, but when she and I were kids, she was one hell of an instigator. She knew how to push my buttons. Just like in most good sports fights, the referee (Mom or Dad) usually caught … Continue reading

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