275. Wishful Thinking: Write about a wish you have. My mom often would impress upon us kids that she hoped that we would be a benefit to society rather than being a drain on it. I know I gave a similar sentiment to my kids but I think I have a slightly different stance. Because […]
139. Sharing: Write about sharing something with someone else. When it came time to tell family about getting married, we didn’t want to do it digitally so our goal was to at least tell people over the phone. No one likes to talk on the phone anymore and are all highly suspicious when I ask
I was so excited that my son was going to visit, I started making lists of things I wanted him to see and places I wanted him to eat. When I asked him what he wanted to do while he was here, he said he wanted to see wild animals. Hmmm, the issue with wild
I was raised writing thank-you notes for birthday and xmas gifts. It was one of those tasks that was always completed before I went back to school from winter break. Notes were always to the same people: grandparents, aunts and uncles, family. I still write notes to these people and for those who have helped
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Son emailed me during finals When I was younger my favorite type of ice cream was rocky road. However, to me, the chocolate that the marshmallows and nuts were in didn’t taste like normal chocolate (of course it wouldn’t it’s ice cream not chocolate). I noticed this and reconciled it by assuming that the marshmallow
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