Being Human

Happy Birthday, Mom
Dear Mom, It must have been hard. Raising me. You were so young. Just 21, right? Just a kid? A…
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How To Never Have Bad Days
I was offered a job when I was 28 that would have basically eliminated financial concerns for the rest of…
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18 Months: A Post-Divorce Milestone
I panicked when I lost my family. You freak because those you love are gone. You freak because you feel…
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We Do What We Know
He shot himself. Right in front of his wife because he learned she was sleeping with someone else. Just a…
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Why I’m Not Writing
Writing for the sake of writing is important for personal growth. But writing for the sake of writing and publishing…
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It Gets Better
I read my text message and laughed out loud because my ex-wife wrote something funny. One of my friends at…
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Ageism, Dating and More Ageism, Vol. 2
I’ve never been particularly controversial. I’m that way on purpose. I like to get along with everyone. But I brushed…
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Ageism, Dating and More Ageism
I’m an ageist. There, I said it. I didn’t know I was an ageist until last week because, outside of…
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What’s Possible Today?
Marital status aside—my life looks a lot like I thought it would when I was growing up. I live in…
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How To Be Found
Most of us grow up playing Hide and Seek with friends. Something interesting happens during the game. The counting begins:…
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