Tag: relationships
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‘Cuz We’re Cousins
You couldn’t find two more different little boys. That’s not totally true. We’ve all quite unique. But seeing distinctions in the lives of two one-year-olds is more fun than two adults sitting together attempting to connect and get along. Cal and Ward are four months apart. Cal, the older, is quite a bit bigger…
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So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
Saying goodbye isn’t something I often think about. I use it in parting from friends and family, with the frame of mind that I’d see them again shortly. Or as a means of leaving a formal situation where we part ways amicably. When it means you might not see them for a really long time–if…
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What Does Love Have To Do With Anything?
Valentine’s Day. It’s not all candy, flowers and sentimental doily-edged cards. It may sound cynical, but this is one of those holidays that has little lasting value. Flowers die. Candy gets eaten. Cards are thrown away. Yes, numerous engagements happen on Valentine’s Day. And let’s not forget the weddings that take place on February 14…
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Who Loves Ya, Buddy?
The family has slowly drifted away from the wedding festivities to their own homes and routines. Except for my son and his two oldest boys. He has another wedding he needs to participate in, and the coming and going again wasn’t working. They’ve hunkered here for a short while. And the boys are getting used…
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Last But Never Least
100 percent chance of rain. All day. And Florida cold–damp that cuts right to the bone. It was my daughter’s wedding day. The last of our six children to be married. The rain was a downer; the venue was about an hour and a half from our home. Most of those attending would be traveling…
Tip of My Iceberg 