My biological Mother would have been 67 today if she were still alive. For the first 18 years of my life, I watched Multiple Sclerosis take over her body and ravage it. As a small child, I witnessed her walking with a limp to using a cane to requiring a walker and finally, she was …
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Road trips are fun! Well, sometimes they are. Last December, we were discussing road trips on the Social Road Trip twitter chat (join us Tuesdays 9pm EST). I came up with five rules I would like my fellow road trip companions to follow. Yes, I know. Rules aren’t fun, but bear with me here.. Number …
**Note: This is based on an actual conversation I had. It wasn’t about donating blood exactly, but it was something else for a kid’s charity. It was one of the weirdest conversations I’ve ever had. I was uncomfortable and couldn’t believe what this woman was saying. Names and locations have been changed.** Kid’s sporting events …
“I’m not like that at all.” “You think you have me pegged, but you don’t.” “That’s not something I would do.” “Your perception of me is completely off-base.” Sound familiar? I’m sure you have heard one of these or some form of one of these at least once. Chances are, you have heard it multiple …
*SPOILER ALERT! If you watch the show with your kids and haven’t seen the “Trish gets bullied” episode, read no further!* Sunday night, Mini watched the new episode of Austin & Ally. In the beginning of the episode, the gang (Austin, Ally, Trish and Dez) are in a discussion about the school play, Sleeping Beauty. …
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Friend requests. Any Facebook/social media user, whether avid or periodic, is faced with these at one time or another. Most times, accepting or declining is a no-brainer. Other times? Not so much. The request might sit in the box for days before you make a decision. Why? Well, Facebook has made it abundantly easy to …
One of the best/worst things about getting older is your friendships change. Sometimes we become so comfortable accepting our place in a relationship that we stick with it even when we know it’s not ideal. You just get used to people using you and you don’t even realize how bad it has gotten until you …
