Category: GenX

first world problems, GenX, mental health, midlife, momlife, parenting, teenagers39 Comments

You’re too sensitive, stop taking things so personally

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Caution: eyeroll emoji overload (sorry not sorry) 🙄

You have been warned. 😛

At no time in my life have I ever felt more overly sensitive about every little thing than while raising teenagers.

Shocking, I know. 🙄

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blogging, first world problems, GenX, inspiration, mental health, midlife, momlife, perimenopause, Women issues52 Comments

Old and ugly

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Something has been percolating in my brain for a while, but I couldn’t find the words to talk about it on a public forum until today. Perhaps I will find the words if I simply type them into the keyboard.

It began with a syndicated episode of The Big Bang Theory. I see the scene in front of me but I can’t find it when I google it. It’s not so much the scene that made an impression anyway, it’s the phrase.

This is how I remember it (paraphrased):

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GenX, inspiration, mental health, midlife, momlife, parenting17 Comments

Redefining parental roles

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There is/was a total lunar eclipse happening today, May 26, 2021.

I wonder if the magnetic energy is influencing the cause of all the recent upheaval I’ve succumbed to. Of course, succumbed is a subjective description of current events; some people who shall remain nameless will actually point blame right at me for having caused said upheaval.

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a day in the life, blogging, first world problems, GenX, mental health, midlife, momlife, pandemic, parenting, teenagers19 Comments

Heartbreak

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My son’s last quadmester (4th semester consisting of two subjects due to remote/virtual learning) began a couple of weeks ago. It will run until the end of June, probably online. And then, he’ll have graduated grade 10 from inside of his bedroom. Thank you Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Ford. You are both equally to blame. (Don’t at me unless you’re Justin or Doug, I’m not going to rant and debate about this today.)

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