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Of Mothers, Daughters, and The Honesty of Time…

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To work or not to work?

This is the question that plagues mothers across the world, particularly within Western societies.

The concern many mothers express is, “Am I hurting my child by returning to work or by working?”

Many studies performed in America conclude, regarding this question, that mothers do not harm our children by returning to work.

I recently saw an article stating that mothers who work feel happier about themselves.

Dr. Sylvia Gearing of GearingUP, states

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Of The Military Industrial Complex, Sarah Palin, and Unconditional Love…

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I recently read an article on the Huffington Post entitled, Why You’re Not Married.
The author, a TV writer, Tracy McMillan, whose credits include, Mad Men, The United States of Tara, and a memoir, I Love You and I’m Leaving You Anyway offers 6 reasons why the reader, who if unmarried and wishes to be, remains single.

Without belaboring the point of what caught my attention, let me say that reasons 2-6 constitute a repeat of what many articles assert.

And despite the, shall we say, blunt and directness of reason #1, the truth it held forced me, a wife of 29 years, to stop in gratitude after overcoming the initial shock of McMillan’s wording, or more precisely, her word.

“The problem is not men. It’s you. Sure, there are lame men out there, but

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Writing, Transformation, and The Unadulterated Truth…

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Of how Nella’s Down’s Syndrome has changed her, Kelle Hampton writes, “I’ve learned how “pain” shapes you as a person and propels you to new depths and how “perfection” is not the glossy magazine cover that Hollywood portrays. I’m learning to shed off the shallow parts of my character I’ve adopted over the years and replace them with love and appreciation for real, painful, beautiful life.”

I can’t say that I have mastered the ability to write to my core in such an eloquent way.

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