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  • My So Called Life,  Rotting Roots

    No Thank You, Thanksgiving – What a Monumental Let Down

    November 27, 2020 /No Comments

    Thanksgiving holiday ruined by my volatile family. What else is new? Why do I bother?

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    When Your Mama Creates Airport Drama

    October 16, 2020 /No Comments

    Any time spent with my mother involves some level of drama. This time it was keeping her from spiraling in the airport drama.

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    Back to Guatemala – International Adventures in Social Distancing

    October 1, 2020 /1 Comment

    Clearing out the backlog of posts that never made it live. First up: diving into 2020 historical documents about my trip back to Guatemala.

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    Sky-High Adventures in Social Distancing

    September 30, 2020 /No Comments

    Dropping my sons at DFW during COVID. The airport was a ghost town. The ex texted me an hour after the boys already had — clearly expecting to start a fight. Didn't work.

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    COVID Diaries Day 200 – New Habits, New Normal?

    September 29, 2020 /No Comments

    What things do I wish that would stick around from the COVID experience? I came across this question on Twitter and it got me thinking. The comments, as expected, were divided between appreciation for the evolved human response to a pandemic, to the ignorant disdain for anything that required accepting any personal responsibility in preventing the spread of the virus. 

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