Category Archives: Daughters

21 Secrets for your 20s | Paul Angone | All Groan Up

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

For those 1/2 my age with more than twice the living and learning yet to do. 21 Secrets for your 20s | Paul Angone | All Groan Up. Related post:  Know any 20-somethings?

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Free K-Cups to Lucky Applicant.

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Middle-aged mom is looking for a local 20-something girl to spoil. The lucky applicant will have access to daily doses of k cups, free internet access, and leftovers in ready-to-go Tupperware containers. Said applicant must be willing to call me (or at least … Continue reading →

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50 Rules for Dads of Daughters

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Rule #1 “Love her mom. Treat her mother with respect, honor, and a big heaping spoonful of public displays of affection. When she grows up, the odds are good she’ll fall in love with and marry someone who treats her … Continue reading →

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…”Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.” Jim Rohn

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

My daughter, Lauren is in the process of redecorating her apartment. I’m in the process of giving her ideas, (cheaper than actually giving her furniture). Lauren is doing what most people in their 20′s do/trying to furnish her place with a … Continue reading →

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I Sold My Sister Out

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

I have a sister.  A twin sister, who knocked my front teeth out with a desktop phone, (in the era when they still made those rotary communication tools …and during the era when my sister was still young and sneaky enough to get … Continue reading →

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Can You Find it in a Book?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I spent the day after Christmas doing some shopping for my practical daughter who insisted that bargain hunting for her gifts would not offend her at all.  We are a practical family; my daughters have certainly taken on the thrifty … Continue reading →

Posted in Daughters, Holiday, parenting, shopping, The Happiness Project | 4 Comments

Get it Right or Make it Right.

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

“If you bungle raising your children,                           …I don’t think whatever else you do-        matters very much”                                          - Jackie Kennedy                  Related articles The easiest way to mess up your child (psychologytoday.com)

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I Know what you’re Doing. Thanks for the Update.

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

My daughters, now nearly grown, were preteens at the beginning of the 21st century. I didn’t book walk through their diary.  I had the worst time reading their writing. I didn’t listen in on their phone calls.   I did listen to their end … Continue reading →

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Know any 20 Somethings?

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Why do we have to wait (so darn long) for wisdom? Life, love, and even death…they would all be so much easier to navigate if only we were born with a gene that allowed us to ‘know then what I know now.’ We … Continue reading →

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“I’ve Always felt Almost Human”

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Our daughter, Lisa, often recommends novels that become favorites on the bookshelf. Her recent suggestion is our current read. The Art of Racing in the Rain. Watch the clip. Read the book. Share the story… Visit your local animal shelter … Continue reading →

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