My mother had many ideas, good and creative thoughts. She was also very frustrated.
Looking back I now realize that anger simmered beneath my mother’s skin. Its scent fills my nose and takes me back now as I write. Like the stench of burning flesh, my mother’s anger continually grew
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Everyone wants to know that they matter, that no one else can fill their role and that they are appreciated.
I wish to have told my mother how much I, her daughter, appreciated her.
But doing that would have entailed, if I were honest, also telling her how much she hurt me.
More importantly, letting her know how special she was in my life, emphasizing the unique role she played in my development, would have included telling her how much I needed her to be kind to me, that I looked up to her and when she lashed out I felt horrible, worse than that actually.
I wanted
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Interactions between mothers and daughters hold many complexities.
Every mother is someone’s daughter. And every daughter has a mother.
The nature or lack of interactions between mothers and their daughter influence and affect a minutia of interpersonal aspects for the daughter and reflect upon the many strands that connect a daughter’s mother with her mother, the grandmother.
Observing a mother and her daughter can reveal a history and lineage of interactions from the line of women connected to and whose lives had descended into the existence of a mother and her daughter.
Weight offers an additional aspect of a woman or girl’s life that sheds light onto the nature
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This weekend I saw the movie, “My Name is Khan”. It was a lovely, entertaining and deeply moving experience for both me and my husband.
For writers unfamiliar with Bollywood movies, I high recommend beginning to watch them.
Though long, they are a wonderful artistic creation to behold. As with any art form, not all are excellent.
A significant number have moved and restored hope to my consciousness over the last decade such that I now have a collection of around 100 DVD’s of various Bollywood movies.
My children, ages 10 years to 23 years love them and even purchase their own. Through a contract made with Fox/Searchlight Pictures, Bollywood, located in Mumbhai, India, will now have its films shown on the big screen throughout America.
This is a wonderful venture that ideally will lift the craft of American movie-making from the dearth of ideas and imagination.
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During vacation I made a point of making sure I went into the ocean each day, just wading. Marine therapy is so good for the body and soul. I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep. I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a
The idea for your story has come to you. Images are filling your head. You cannot get a free thought that is not related to the theme. While driving you find yourself writing in your mind. This may sound a bit crazy, but I raise the question, Why do you want to write this book?
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So you want to write a book. How did it come to you? Did you receive the urge to write your book through an image? Or did you get the idea from an article you read? Perhaps a movie held a theme that stimulated you to create your own story? Or have you, for quite
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