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What Gives a Life Worth?
2September 20, 2022 by Julia
When we try to assign value to a life, we are missing the point. Measurements don’t give us the answers …
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For All the Failing Mothers
Leave a commentJuly 18, 2022 by Julia
Failure is part of it. The sooner you can take this fact into your daily, eternal practice of motherhood, the …
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Give up your gun
9May 26, 2022 by Julia
I try not to waste my time anymore on getting mad or sad about the news. It hasn’t proven useful …
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Why I Decided It’s Okay to Lose Weight
2November 3, 2021 by Julia
Wanting to lose weight didn’t have to be a moral issue, or bad for my mental health, or bad for my physical health, or a political statement, or a judgment on bodies heavier than mine. It could just be an adjustment I make for myself. That’s it. No more, no less.
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Stepping Out of the Outrage Cycle
Leave a commentAugust 24, 2021 by Julia
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On Being a Forty-Two-Year-Old Mom When ‘Mom Jeans’ Become Ironically Cool to the Next Generation
Leave a commentApril 30, 2021 by Julia
Being a mom to a thirteen-year-old girl is possibly the greatest challenge to your self-esteem since you were actually thirteen. …
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Clouds Breaking
Leave a commentMarch 26, 2021 by Julia
A few weeks ago, I joined some online depression support groups on Facebook, out of a desire to spread out …
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Just Your Typical Pandemic Mid-Life Crisis
2January 30, 2021 by Julia
My writing during the pandemic has been like trying to walk against a rushing river, carving out time for something …
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It’s All Good
Leave a commentDecember 31, 2020 by Julia
We’ve taken three short trips since the pandemic started. They were all within a three hour drive from home, and …
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Fixing Christmas
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2020 by Julia
Every year, I try to fix Christmas. I start to think it can be done by downsizing the number of …
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