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It’s Just Hair

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My oldest daughter is sporting purple hair right now.  Not a deep wine you might find on me as the days become shorter and fall bleeds into winter, but a neon purple that can only be worn by someone that’s incredibly artistic.  It wasn’t a total surprise to me when she excitedly told me her […]

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Text Me Baby, One More Time

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I’ll confess that I text on my cell phone. Last month, 900 text messages went to and from my cell phone. After my divorce, I became acquainted with a whole new world of text messaging. I’ve used text messages to notify clients of an upcoming meeting, to let my daughter know I’ll […]

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Bitter-sweet memories of my child

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Early every Saturday morning, when my daughter was little, she would come into my bedroom and climb under my blankets with me.  We would snooze, chat, kiss and cuddle until I thought it was time to get-up and start the day and then I would tickle her until she begged me to stop.  It was […]

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The International Day for the Elimation of Violence Against Women

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I wonder how many women know that November 25th was the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,’ a day that was recognised by the General assembly of the United Nations in 1999, with a view to raising public awareness of the violation of the rights against women. I had […]

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One Less? How about Two…

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When we did our back to school check-ups, both of my daughters were vaccinated with Gardasil. Those without girls under the age of 26 may not know what I’m talking about.
Gardasil is the only (US) approved vaccine for HPV. HPV is the human papillomavirus and has more than a dozen strains. The […]

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