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What I Really Want My Late Mother To Say To Me
My mother has cancer. It has metastasized to her forehead. Her eyebrow, actually. She’s in pain. And she’s pissed. This is all horrifying. Sad. And, interesting. Interesting, because my mother passed...
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How A Working Mother Would Handle Kids Crashing Her Live Interview
And now for the working mother version of the funny, relatable interview seen around the world. Surely, you’ve seen Professor Robert Kelly being interviewed about South Korea on the BBC when his two...
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World Traveler Gets Creative To Let Mom Know He Is Fine
Any traveler knows it’s great to see the world, but someone is home wondering if you’re okay. Often that means your mom, no matter how old you are. No matter what country you come from. Johnathan...
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Your Miracle Cure When Raising Teenagers Gets You Down
I’m still shaking my head. At this miracle treatment. The syndrome for which I was told there was no cure. That only time would heal this common malady. The affliction of living with teenagers. Perhaps...
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Off-Duty Pilot Helps Out Overwhelmed Mother-Of-Four By Feeding Her Baby
Captain Tom Nystrom is not only a pilot for Finnair, he’s also a dad. As such, he knows you’re never really off-duty when you’re a parent. That’s why when he was flying off-duty as a pilot, he was more...
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Departed Uncle Inspires Campaign That Will Shake Your Love Awake
Flowers. Don’t send them. My former colleague, Tim, lost his beloved Uncle Bill this week. His “changed-my-life-one-of-my-favorite-people” kind of uncle. People send flowers. That’s what they do at...
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When Mother’s Day Means Being The One Who Let’s Her Go
This is to be Mother’s Day? Sure doesn’t feel like it’s supposed to go down. I find myself thinking about that this week. A lot. I read countless posts about daughters celebrating with their mothers....
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Finding Meaning In The Aftermath Of An Exploded Soda Can
No one is claiming responsibility. It’s possible they were scared off by my rather loud verbal reaction when I came upon the scene of the crime. A crime, I admit, That probably started with a...
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Golfer Phil Mickelson Will Skip US Open For Daughter’s Graduation Ceremony
Phil Mickelson is one of the greatest golfers in the world. He also knows what’s really important. The New York Times reports Mickelson has informed the organizers of the upcoming US Open Championship...
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Heart Melting Reason San Diego Chargers’ PR Director Won’t Move To LA With...
San Diego’s longtime NFL team, The Chargers, announced earlier this year that they would be making the move two hours north to Los Angeles. NFL teams do this from time to time. It’s about bigger...
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Jewish Nurse Breastfeeds Palestinian Baby After Mother Hurt In Car Crash And...
Is there anything more beautiful than a photo of a mother as she breastfeeds a child? It happens millions of times a day around the world. One photo is making folks stop and breathe in something even...
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Boy Covers Thousands Veterans’ Graves In Flags And Respect
11-year-old Preston Sharp is on a mission to cover the graves of veterans in flags, flowers and respect. His passion surfaced a couple years ago while visiting his grandfather’s grave. He became upset...
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Shocking News Inspires Son To Fulfill His Mother’s Bucket List Of Joy
One son figured fulfilling his mother’s bucket list of joy was the best thing he could do. The best way to help her heal from losing her job. The best way to make up for being a tough kid growing up....
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New Wedding Photos For Couple 38 Years After Originals Lost In A House Fire
Wedding photos. Few things are more precious to a happily married couple. That’s why Ashleigh Bing’s heart broke for her parents. Jennifer and Timothy Bing’s wedding photos were lost in a house fire...
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How Candles In A Church I Don’t Belong To Help Me Find My Way Home
Italy. The answer is Italy. If you caught last week’s column, Dear Reader, you left me stuck on a mountain top in Oman with a husband who was using frequent flyer miles prowess to get us home. “How...
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Wynton Marsalis And Siblings Celebrate Their Mother’s Life With A Jazz Funeral
Jazz great Wynton Marsalis and his five brothers have lost their mother. Dolores Marsalis was 80 years old when she passed away last month. What a life she had as the matriarch of this musical family....
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Something Heartbreaking Is Happening Behind My Daughter’s Bedroom Door
Something unbelievable is happening in my daughter’s bedroom. Behind a closed door. I know what she’s doing in there. Something big. Something heartbreaking. Something totally expected. Daughter is...
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I Didn’t Know I Had It In Me To Make One Man’s Dream Come True
I made a man’s dream come true this week. Not just any man. My 84-year-old uncle. My late mother’s only brother. I didn’t think I had it in me to carry this off. Sometimes forces beyond take over....
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British Airways Flies Devoted Aunt Half-Way Around World To Make Dream Come True
British Airways has me wiping away the tears after watching this awesome act of kindness and generosity. They have a campaign where travelers write in and share a near impossible dream that they hope...
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Morning Phone Call Reveals Unexpected Revelation From His 91-Year-Old Father
The call came at 8:45. As it does each morning. Not my phone. My friend, Gene’s. It was his dad. His 91-year-old dad. “We don’t actually say the words out loud,” Gene said, “But it’s his daily, ‘Yes,...
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