The Reluctant Grownup – Page 275 – Growing old gracelessly.

The Lawnmower

Feeling sort of melancholy lately. Probably has to do with the dreary weather: days and sunless days of chilly rain, dim murky light, oppressive cloud cover. Yuck. Anyway, Darlin’ and…

January 23, 2006

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Strawberry Flavored?

Hey! I know a new mom or two that read this blog. And this is for them. It’s a wee bit gross. And boring. Unless you’re them. So other…

July 31, 2008

Jack, Pregnancy Sucks, Dude

Newsletter – 14 weeks – beginning of the second trimester

Dear Kathleen – I’ve seen many mothers do this on blogs, although usually they begin once the child is born. I try not the think about the possibility that…

October 31, 2007

Bad Dreams

RG / November 10, 2007

I wrote a poem once, not one of my favorites, but anyway it was years ago. A young girl, 21, was engaged to one of my employees and became pregnant. In her 8th…

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Thursday Night and Excitement is High

RG / November 9, 2007

Four years and two weeks ago, I met a conservative young man and we made polite conversation about our recent world travels and the weather. Our conversation has taken a rather more intimate…

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Arg

RG / November 8, 2007

Everybody send me some virtual Tylenol, because I am in pain today. Every muscle in my lower body is sore and aching; I’m even experiencing leg cramps for the first time ever. Why? …

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Gasp

RG / November 8, 2007

I Didn’t Vote. This is bad. I always vote. Except sometimes, when you don’t get t.v. stations, or the local paper, or work in the local area, you don’t realize that it’s voting…

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Melodrama and Thrills

RG / November 7, 2007

I can’t write about anything in my life right now that does not have to do with a tiny gymnastics performing tadpole in my belly, so I’m going to devote this NaBloPoMo day…

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