Tag: challenge
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Dare You To Step Over The Line
At two and a half, Brooklyn has some specific ideas of what her life should look like. Not uncommon with a firstborn. She’s been around adults a lot, and she’s been spoken to in a conversational mode that reflects more of an adult bent than baby talk. Her enunciation and vocabulary amaze me. One dear…
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Done And Done–And Begin Again
Our youngest daughter, Debbie, graduated from college this past weekend. My dear, detailed husband calculated that we’ve spent the past 17 years putting children through college. Six children, six degrees. Six official adults. It’s incredible to look back on something that appeared so insurmountable at one point and is now done. Debbie was five when…
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The Sweetest Comeback Ever?
In Florida, the school year has begun. All those, from the teeny weeny PreK’s to the quite adult-like college students, have headed back to their place of learning. Some for the first time. Others hoping desperately it will be for the last time. My youngest is in that last group. Academia is not her passion.…
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My Biggest and Best Fan
The noise level was deafening. The room was mostly dark but for the strobe lights from the stage. The anticipation was so palpable that it pressed in on everyone, causing some to talk incessantly and others to sit, staring. And when the announcement came for the first group on stage, the screams crescendoed as the…
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