Tag: living
group name: childhoodstories
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April 18, 2006 08:11 AM EDT --
I found an old journal this past weekend and made the painful choice to read through it. It is almost twenty years old, and it covers most of two years with a few pages of the years after. Those were some . . . more
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June 12, 2006 11:43 AM EDT --
My dad died several years ago.
You didn't know him.
Then again, maybe you did.
My dad was the guy on the boardwalk wearing black socks and sandals, the guy at the checkout counter who couldn't . . . more
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July 13, 2006 02:27 PM EDT --
"So, I'll call you tomorrow after I am coherent," she says.
"Are you ever coherent?" I retort.
"Not most of ever..." She was already losing coherence, due . . . more
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May 25, 2006 01:37 PM EDT --
The Package
As I was talking on the phone one day to my daughter Mandi, she asked me if I would be home the following Saturday (the day before Mothers day). I said of course, but why? She told . . . more
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October 29, 2006 08:29 AM EST --
"Please look, please look up,
You're not listening with your eyes"
Said the little girl.
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May 13, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Being a believer in the cosmic balance of the universe, I have come to the conclusion that someday, somewhere on this planet, there will be... a Museum of Embarrassing Purchases. I hope someday to be regaled . . . more
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February 10, 2007 07:03 PM EST --
Kids go from one extreme to the other. First they want a dinner at the toilet because they love it so much. Have you ever seen a 3 year old drag a sleeping bag to the potty? It gives . . . more
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December 02, 2006 03:04 AM EST --
"Leaves are fallin' all around, it's time I was on my way." I'm singing along to this song, Ramble On by Led Zeppelin- from the album that Trish borrowed from her friend, . . . more
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September 13, 2006 10:13 AM EDT --
As some of you may know I have taken in a stray 17 year old. Her mom died a couple of years ago and she has drifted from her father's house to friend after friend and finally to living in her car. . . . more
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August 10, 2006 10:05 PM EDT --
Today I saw a plant catalog offering seedling trees of Ulmus Americana, the American Elm, for sale. I want some, although I'm not sure they will thrive here in South Georgia.
I grew up in the Midwest, . . . more
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May 28, 2007 11:26 PM EDT --
Butchie Roth had it right.
Drive it slow. Keep it in low. Let the potential do the talking. Butchie Roth had it right.
Butchie's car was an Oldsmobile F-85. It was red and . . . more
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April 28, 2006 12:08 AM EDT --
I slowly creep from between warm sheets
And pull my boots upon small feet,
I think again of my warm bed,
Put on my coat, place hat on head.
I step into the frosty night,
My heart is thumping . . . more
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August 06, 2006 12:45 PM EDT --
As I begin the downward descent on the arc that is my life, I sometimes fear that I?m going to end up like my Aunt Marion: alone, angry, and crazy as a loon.
Aunt Marion was always a little nutty, and . . . more
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March 03, 2007 12:38 AM EST --
Our daughter is now 18 and had dated the same boy for 2 years. About 6 months ago they broke up and she is now getting back into dating. This evening she informed her father and I that she was going to . . . more
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April 27, 2006 05:05 PM EDT --
Martha Jette wrote an article about being a grandmother and it got me to thinking about my daughter Beth who is 17. Can I imagine her having a child right now? When I was her age she was already 5 months . . . more
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May 13, 2006 09:42 AM EDT --
Dear Mom,
Since I was a little girl, you have always been there for me. When I was small, you bandaged scraped knees and kissed away tears. As I grew into a young woman, you gave wise words of advice . . . more
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June 25, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
rarely do we play on the road-side of our house. we're always by the lake. of course! who wouldn't choose to be by water? still, lillie wants to ride her bike on the road sometimes. her bike is . . . more
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April 30, 2006 04:54 AM EDT --
Carol suggested that I post this here. It took me a while to figure out how to do it. Thanks for the heads up Carol. : )
My daughter and I have a weakness for Broadway. I love everything about . . . more
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February 18, 2007 09:09 PM EST --
Remember when we used to chase lightning bugs?
It was twilight, that perfect time between the stresses of the day, and slumber of night. Of course, we were children, . . . more
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April 25, 2006 09:34 PM EDT --
Sixteen years ago today, I awoke at 2:45 am from a sound sleep to a ruptured amniotic surprise. An hour and a half, and some serious hard work later, I was handed a small bundle.
Who . . . more
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