Author: daylerogers
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What You See Is Never Who You Get
We began the year as thirteen strangers. From different places around the world. It’s been a journey getting to know each other. Not always smooth. A few potholes along the way. Ten months after beginning, we’ve become family. We didn’t start that way. Our first meeting felt tentative and more than a little uncomfortable.…
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Watch Your Mouth
“Watch your mouth.” Growing up, I often heard this from my mom when she thought I was sassing her. Being disrespectful. Which, admittedly, I did. Quite frequently. Too many words and too much attitude. Entrepreneurs have taken Mom’s admonition and turned it into a card game: Watch Ya Mouth. Folks wear a mouthguard and have…
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Played Well And Still Lost–Am I A Loser?
Our family has soccer imbedded in our DNA. Over the weekend I had the privilege of watching two of the grands play in games that mattered. A lot. Not in the big scheme of world issues. In the competitive realm of sports for kids. Sydney competed for a state championship. Her team was new, first…
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Do You Really See Me?
Nobody likes to be pushed aside. Even for a great reason. Brooklyn, at two, has waited with great anticipation for baby brother Mason to show up. She’s been kind to him, giving him kisses when she’s supervised, holding his pacifier in his mouth under the kind eyes of her dad. She wasn’t prepared for the amount of…