Dear Elliot,I know I’m supposed to write something profound or thoughtful on your first day of school.  I’m supposed to say that I cried (surprisingly, I didn’t).  Or that I can’t believe you’re already old enough to be in.
Topics: big girl

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Eleven months ago I was slowly lumbering up the stairs from the subway when, if you remember, an onlooker thought I was pregnant.  Besides making a conscious decision to eat healthier, I started running after a 6 year hiatus.My elementary school gym...
Topics: Fat girl smack-down

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In the past two months:1)    I’ve found myself drifting in and out of a third-life crisis.  Is there such a thing?  Tackling cliché questions like: What am I meant to do to with my life?  Why am I not doing everything in my power to make the...
Topics: sometimes I'm a drama queen

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Dear Elliot,One day when you are older, I will tell you about the day I rode the subway with tulips in my arms.  I will tell you how people gave me sideways smiles thinking that someone had bought me flowers.  But they couldn’t know what I really.
Topics: she's crazy but she's mine, sometimes I'm a drama queen

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I wasn’t sure if I was going to post about this, but I couldn’t stop thinking about Maddie today, so here I am.One of my favorite things about the BlogHer conference last year was meeting and hanging out with Heather and Mike Spohr.  These...
Topics: beyond sad, blogging buddies, on the not-so-bright side

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