What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?
When I was a kid, adults loved to ask one particular question: “What do you want to be when you…
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Sorry, Not Sorry And This Is Why
With the recent marriage of my daughter, some things have really come to my attention. Now, I’ve always made it…
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Finding the Good in the now
A dandelion is either a weed or a wish. Sometimes the difference is simply how you choose to see it….
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Wait… Are We Fighting Over the Bill Now? Parenting Adult Kids Is Confusing
There’s a moment in midlife motherhood that no one warns you about. You go out to eat with your kids…You’re…
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Why starting over after 50 feels exciting, terrifying, and slightly ridiculous all at the same time
What no one tells you…. Reinventing yourself after 50 is awkward as hell. Not inspiring.Not glamorous.And definitely not the kind…
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Daisies & Defiance: My Bold New Era of midlife reinvention
There was a version of me that knew exactly how to behave. She was responsible.Soft-spoken.Appropriate.Dependable.Modest. She packed the snacks.Signed the…
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We’re Still Close—It Just Looks Different Now
Motherhood Doesn’t End. It Evolves. A Quiet Realization There’s a moment in motherhood no one really prepares you for. Not…
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How to Say Yes (and No) in Midlife Without Guilt
Somewhere along the way, I learned to say yes out of habit. Not thoughtful yeses.Automatic yeses.The kind you agree to…
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Where Now? Rediscovering Myself at 52
My kids are grown and no longer need me in the ways they once did. Suddenly, I was left with…
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Life After Mom mode: Rediscovering Who I Am
For years, I didn’t feel like I had my own identity. I was the soccer mom, the cheer mom, the…
