Germans say children and drunks tell the truth. When my aunt adopted a plain white kid with no scars, my little sister stunned us with this question.
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Today was a crazy day. I am about to pop open a bottle of wine but between cleaning and transforming a teen's room, answering calls for work, and driving my kids I had the idea for this post. It is late but hey it is summer...
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I get it...he doesn't look like me. He is my brother and I have dealt with misunderstandings for years. Just this week a lady at a shop was staring at my sister and me; she couldn't understand the way we were talking about 'Mom.' Most of the time I ignore this but sometimes I play with people. A classical tale of my High School days.
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Overhearing someone have a conversation about diversity sparked this post. This picture of my sister's and I explains some of my past without words. I'm not re-inventing the wheel here but diversity does not mean what everyone thinks it means..What does it mean to you?
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Have you ever thought about how much your kids model your behavior? They are watching you, even your teens and if you expect something from them... you better be doing it yourself.
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What's your definition of an exceptional summer vacation? My parents gave me many! I hope to do the same for my kids.
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#12907 was a beautiful girl with sad eyes yearning to be loved. Now she is a Mom of three, a grandma and my amazing sister. Was she scared when she came? Um, of course, she was! I don't know if she knows how much she has taught me.
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This is my sister forcing Korean food on me. My mouth closed tightly and unwilling to try anything! This is how I was but I have since become what I call a foodie and a very open-minded woman....transformations do happen. P.S. Notice my brother is eating a hot dog in the background and my sister Korean food. United Nations at the dinner table!
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I guess I am out! Have you ever felt like you're the unpopular Mom? Have you ever felt that even though you're an adult that you're dealing with too much social drama? I try to stir clear of it but....I can't totally avoid it because it is part of life and yes I got unfriended.
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I was a good girl but I also did things I wasn't allowed to do. I even went and bought a Playgirl! Scandalous in Utah! It was a dare but I did it. Why do we always think we are so different? So just because I was raised without the internet I am clueless! I think not but my teens think yes..and yours? Do your teens think you're clueless?
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Doing research this week I read an old speech my brother gave. I included a very small excerpt and memory from all of Thatcher kids in this weeks post. Stuart, we miss you and your sense of humor. May it live on in your words. P.S. the little girl in the swimsuit is me. It was one with me all summer. My mom had to force it off of me to wash it.
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Do you want to stop by? Ring because I am used to this kind of atmosphere and mayhem. I was never lonely as a kid.... there was always something up in this big crazy family.
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