Somebody Said…

Denial’s a wonderful thing. You can survive forever if you say “no.” It’s “yes” that puts you at risk. — Minette Walters, The Devil’s Feather

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Take me with you


Pretty All True

Need Something?

With arrows

Mark has been delighting lately in his ability to embarrass our daughters.  Maj goes insane.  Kallan goes insane as well, but Kallan?

She fights back.

The three of us are standing outside of a store, waiting for Maj to complete her purchases within.  Mark starts singing a song (badly) and dancing.  Not really dancing, …With arrows

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The lesson

My attention is immediately caught by the two women walking along the sidewalk as we wait for the light to turn green.

They walk together.  Slowly.  Measuring steps with legs physically touching as they progress.  Arms wrapped around one another awkwardly.  Upper bodies turned in toward one another as though they have been interrupted …The lesson

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Unyielding mint

We’re out and about today, and Mark buys this ridiculously large box of Junior Mints. You know . . . chocolate outside, creamy mint on the inside.

Those.

And so we’re driving, and it’s my job to hand these candies out.

Which is lovely, because it affords me the opportunity to surreptitiously squeeze each …Unyielding mint

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Scribbled and dark

First?

That crazy juggling woman over there to the right of this screen?  Click on her. My ego needs stroking, and I am all annoyed every time I go to that fucking Top Mommy Blogs site and see myself losing to giveaway-review-coupon blogs.

Seriously . . . everyone above me is a free-shit whore.

…Scribbled and dark

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Silvered delirium

I have lost my wedding ring.

It’s not really lost.  It’s around here somewhere.

It’s kind of lost.

Sigh.

I should not be trusted with small valuable items.

I have a long history of irresponsibility where my wedding ring is concerned.

Not long after I got married?

I get sick, and I decide to …Silvered delirium

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