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What Happened to Decency?
May 31, 2019 My daughter called today. She read on an online forum a mother’s post on the lack of decency at public swimming pools. Teenage girls are wearing bikini bottoms no bigger than thongs, exposing their derrieres to all. What shocked my daughter was not this woman’s observation, but how viciously she got attacked…
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Old Wisdom Versus Today’s Science on Wound Healing
April 11, 2021 For years, I used a well-known antiseptic ointment to protect any little wounds. It seemed to work… somewhat. A couple of years ago, I stupidly burned my arm taking a casserole out of the oven. It was a nasty third-degree burn. It looked bad, but after cleaning and dressing it up with…
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Daddy in the Delivery Room?
My generation was the first allowing fathers in the delivery room. When I gave birth to my kids, it was all the rage. Women were happy to flaunt the suffering endured while giving birth. It was all about equality. It was high time men realized what women were going through and sharing the experience. It…
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Nail Fungus? What Nail Fungus?
For years, a big toenail bothered me. It was ugly. The doctor said it was nail fungus. There are medications that the doctor could have prescribed, but he advised against them. He mentioned liver damage as a potential side effect to these medications. Was I willing to risk my liver for an ugly toenail? I…
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Depressions, Panic Attacks, Night Terrors, and Rock Rose
My first depression was a post-partum one. An ugly thing. My thoughts were dangerous. I could not see my way out. I had to sleep with lights on… when I could sleep. I went to the doctor when I started believing that my children would be better dead than alive. I wanted to be hospitalized.…
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Loving an alcoholic
Meet Adam. Drinking is all Adam can think about. It is his reason to wake up in the morning. Alcohol is his heroin or cocaine. Like any respectable junkie, Adam will do whatever it takes to get his steady daily supply of booze. Adam does not think twice about lying. He lies about how much…
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Not Tonight Honey, I have a Migraine…
My husband would love more exercise in the bedroom. I am not in the mood. He says I changed. He says that I used to be way more loving. Well… I would love to feel that way again… but… I do not feel loving after: Cleaning the toilet bowl. Doing his laundry. Picking up the…
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Love Dance
Young women believe that men and women are equal and the same. That both men and women think alike. That what he does, she can do as well, whatever it is. That she should be as free with her body as he is with his. That his pleasures should be hers. They want to believe…
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The Grass Is Always Greener…
The courtship phase is so nice! Both make themselves look their best. Clean, made up, real nice fitting clothes, high heels on for her, best footwear for him. Hair perfect for both. And they listen to each other so well. They are all smiles. Polite and respectful. If something wrong is said, it is being…
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Why Buy the Cow when the Milk is Free?
Both my grandmothers used to swear by this phrase. They explained that it had to do with relationships between men and women. In their time, it was all about marriage. The saying basically meant “why would you marry a girl if you slept/live/play house with her already?” It is now another era. But the saying…