Category Archives: Family
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Monster-in-law
Leave a commentOctober 17, 2013 by nooffensebut
You think your mother-in-law is bad? An email sent from an English woman to her stepdaughter-in-law-to-be went viral last week, …
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A cinematic Christmas
Leave a commentOctober 10, 2013 by nooffensebut
I forgot all about Sandra Bullock. Not that she exists, though I confess she hasn’t been uppermost on my mind …
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Barbie to baby… the clock ticks
Leave a commentOctober 10, 2013 by nooffensebut
In the Leber family, “My Cousin Vinny” stands high on the list of favorite movies. At lunch recently, my visiting …
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Who says parents-to-be should get the parties
Leave a commentOctober 10, 2013 by nooffensebut
With respect to Jane Austen, if it is not a truth universally acknowledged that once your friends start having children …
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Memories for Mother’s Day
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2013 by nooffensebut
I will not have the opportunity to spend this Sunday with my mother, as Chattanooga is a little farther than …
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Help, I’m caught in the busy trap
Leave a commentOctober 5, 2013 by nooffensebut
Busy. That’s my pat response when someone asks me how I am doing. “I haven’t heard from you, Hol,” my …
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Family bonding time
Leave a commentOctober 5, 2013 by nooffensebut
I’m more excited for this weekend than I have been for one in a while. My cousin Randi is coming …
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Come on, get happy
Leave a commentOctober 4, 2013 by nooffensebut
Are you happy? It’s a seemingly simple question. But think about it. Are you happy? Not: Are you surviving? Or: …
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My big, fat bipartisan romance
Leave a commentOctober 4, 2013 by nooffensebut
Originally published Oct. 19, 2012 in the Chattanooga Times Free Press With the 2012 presidential election mere weeks away, …
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