Author Archives: Marijean

Teen Moms in Yearbooks: Yes or No?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Marijean

NBC is running a story this morning about the reactions by some parents and students over a yearbook spread that features teen moms. Some people feel like featuring students who were pregnant and raising young children while in high school … Continue reading →

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Nature Bites

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Marijean

It surprises some people to learn that I like to camp. I guess I don’t seem all that outdoorsy. I’m not a Birkenstock-wearing gal. My family, as in my mom, dad and sisters, didn’t camp, but they managed to send … Continue reading →

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Sleep Wanderings

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Marijean

I had that dream again last night; the one where I’m in an underground shopping mall, or an enormous airport (sometimes a university campus, or a parking garage, or an unknown city). I’m trying to get where I need to … Continue reading →

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Do All Bloggers Get Divorced?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Marijean

Over dinner, my friend Trish and I were dishing about Dooce’s divorce. (That’s not even really how that went; Trish had just asked me if I’d heard that the biggest blogger ever had gotten divorced. I hadn’t.) In an insta-minute, … Continue reading →

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Just a Word or Two about Where I’ve Been

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Marijean

It’s been a rough few years. Serious downs, terrifying times, a divorce, a lot of learning, and growing, much work done (mentally, emotionally, physically) and, at last, an upward trajectory of sublime happiness and love. I’m in a good place, … Continue reading →

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