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“Don’t you forget about me…”
I drove my 16 yr old to school this morning. I don’t usually drive her as we’re close enough for walking, but sometimes she asks and I’ll grab my keys and we get in the car. It’s a few extra minutes...
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Apparently Maura had shopping plans
I get interesting emails from Maura’s teacher. Things like “She’s bringing home food, check the backpack!”and “So Maura brought in a white cell phone that obviously doesn’t belong to her” and “Hey, so...
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Life with Maura, day 5077
It is spring break, so my brain is officially mush. The teens can smell the weakness I’m emitting. But right now, three out of four of the offspring are passed out in their beds. The fourth – who is...
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Teenagers, ammirite?
So…I have that heard of teens and that one who dared to turn 21 this year. Which, in retrospect, is great, because I can send the 21 yr old on a wine run for me. Never leaving the house for the win! I...
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I got up the nerve to clean Maura’s room and now I hate everything
Maura, bless her heart, is the world’s messiest kid. You may think you have the messiest kid, but you don’t. It’s Maura. Maura wins the title. Granted, I’m pretty sure Maura also has hoarding issues. I...
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The scars life leaves…
Seventh grade me, posing by the front door, ready for my confirmation (hence the stole) I think it was November. I remember it was some time in the middle of the week. A Wednesday or Thursday...
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Life with Maura, episode #827
Maura is not the neatest of teens. Somewhere, my sister is going “Well THAT’S an understatement.” My sister has spent time with Maura obviously. But it’s true. Maura and neatness do not go hand in...
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Thoughts on yet another school shooting
Yesterday, yet another school shooting happened. I sat in front of my computer, unable to turn away. I watched the death toll rise in numbers that also matched the ages of the students at the high...
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