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Tag: #overfifty

  • Call Me Ma’am

    Call Me Ma’am

    I watched a movie that began by the woman kicking her husband out of the house for having an affair with a woman 20 years younger. In one scene she was sitting outdoors at a coffee house, surrounded by people, but no one even noticed her. She said. “Women over 40 are invisible”, and I…

  • Believe in Yourself

    I strive to be more like my daughter. She’s been telling me, “You’re my hero”, since the age of five. Today, I still want to be that, but I watch her too, and she’s becoming mine. Doing something new, especially learning a new skill, seems scary at first. I believe it’s important for our children,…

  • It’s Just Beginning

    I put clean sheets on my bed this morning, but not my daughter’s. It’s the little things that reveal our lives are separating. We raise them to be independent, but frown when they’re independent with Momma. Today, I smiled. I’m happy my daughter is 20 years old. My ‘raising her’ days are over, but she’s…