My Love/Hate Relationship with T-ball
When my youngest was in kindergarten, she heard something at school about this great activity T-ball. She wanted to play; my husband decided to coach a team. The teams were…
Read moreThe Value of Volunteering? An Opportunity for Growth
Saying I was a shy kid seriously understates the issue. I always had one or two friends and was fine in small groups, but crowds scared me. When I had…
Read moreJust One Day to Celebrate Kids and Pets?
April 26 is National Kids and Pets Day. Begun in 2005, the day is dedicated to celebrating the bond between children and animals and to educate the public…
Read moreWhat Was Mom Thinking When She Approved This?
Childhood today is much different from a generation ago and that of course was different from the one before and so on. Much has been said about my generation and…
Read moreFacing Fears Big and Little
Welcome a Secret Subject Swap. This month 14 brave bloggers picked a secret subject for someone else and were assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own style. Today…
Read moreMy Escalaphobia Was Temporary But Very Real
Although I didn’t know there was a name for it, apparently escalaphobia really is a thing. As a child I was responsible for shutting down an escalator, not once, but…
Read moreSelling Rainbows Proved to Be About As Profitable as it Sounds
When I was in college, I answered an ad for a sales job and was hired to sell Rainbows. Putting it like that, in hindsight, that should have been my…
Read moreGambling With a Hair Stylist Is a Mistake
It was the start of the 80s, the decade of big hair. I had been begging my mom to let me get a perm. I had long, wavy hair that…
Read moreThe Surprising Secrets No One Tells You About Beauty Pageants
When I was 15, I was a contestant in the Miss New Jersey United Teenager competition. The year prior, my best friend had participated in the pageant and I had…
Read moreThe Challenge of Being an Introvert in a Group of Extroverts
Even though I am an introvert, most of my friends are extroverts. Many of them are the type who are eager to dance and sing in public, even without a…
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