Posted by Editormum on 16 June 2009 in Uncategorized |
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Sherri Goforth probably doesn’t want – or need – another person weighing in on her lack of judgment and common sense. Too bad. I’m weighing in anyway. Because her mistake has reflected poorly on my profession, my state, and my culture. Moreover, her “mistake” is illustrative of a larger problem in modern American society – […]
Tags: Barack Obama, bigotry, character, Christianity, ethics, morality, Philosophy, Politics, racism, Religion, respect, values
Posted by Editormum on 15 August 2008 in
News Commentary |
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So what about this Swedish wrestler? (Story) I thought the Olympics was all about good sportsmanship. Guess I was mistaken. Apparently we Americans haven’t cornered the market on bad manners after all. He got the medal, interrupted the award for the next medalist to shake hands, and then walked off the podium, pulling his own […]
Tags: character, Olympics, sportsmanship, wrestling
Posted by Editormum on 24 March 2008 in Uncategorized |
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I am utterly and completely flabbergasted by what the X did today. The kids and I got home at 8 p.m. The phone rings while we’re getting our jammies on. It’s X. “I have a housewarming gift for the kids and you. Can I bring it now? I came by earlier, but you weren’t home […]
Tags: challenges, character, children, divorce, Family Life, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 18 April 2007 in
Just Another Single Mother |
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…and hit a wall? I bought a book the other day at the used book store. It was a great book, until I got to the last few chapters. Suddenly, every other spread (the two pages facing each other in a book or magazine are called a spread) was blank. So I’m reading along and […]
Tags: books, character
Posted by Editormum on 28 September 2006 in
Just Another Single Mother |
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Yeah, and it’s only Monday. What can I say? It’s just that I finally start making headway on getting the house in order on weekends, only to have to stop and go to my job on Monday — the job that keeps that roof over my head. By the time the weekend rolls around again, […]
Tags: character, chores, Diet, single parenting, stress, weight-loss, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 24 May 2004 in Uncategorized |
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When I was younger and would become upset when people who did wrong got away with it—or worse, got promoted or rewarded for it—-my mom told me about God’s accounting system. It’s sometimes a comfort to me to think on this concept, as it explains why I seem never to be able to get away […]
Tags: challenges, character, Christianity, grace, parenting, Philosophy, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 24 May 2004 in
Just Another Single Mother |
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Here’s the deal. Yesterday, my dryer blew a fuse. This is a normal occurence. My (clothes) dryer blows at least one fuse a week, sometimes five or six. I went to replace the fuse and found that the bottom part of the fuse had fused itself to the contact at the back of the electrical […]
Tags: challenges, character, divorce, Family Life, home maintenance, home repair, life, stress, ticket
Posted by Editormum on 27 March 2003 in
Just Another Single Mother |
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[This post was written in response to a fellow-blogger’s post that has since been removed.] What I am about to share is very painful, and hasn’t been shared in one place, and as a coherent narrative, before. Please bear with me. I’ve not shared this before because it’s so hard, but if it helps someone, […]
Tags: abuse, challenges, character, divorce, Family Life, True Stories