by Kathy on October 2, 2024 · 0 comments
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Today you’ve reached a significant milestone in a young adult’s life, your young adult life. Today you are 21 years old. I had a bit of trouble falling asleep last night and as I was trying to settle down, I reflected on how I was actually awake most of the night before you were born. […]
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by Kathy on September 17, 2024 · 0 comments
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‘Cause when you’re fifteen… Can you believe it? Today you are fifteen! I was going to borrow/reuse some of the post I wrote for your older sibling Sean on their 15th Birthday six years ago, using lyrics from the awesome song 100 Years by Five for Fighting, as I felt they fit/apply to you at […]
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by Kathy on February 29, 2024 · 0 comments
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It’s my 13th Leap Day. On my 11th, I shared this post, which was adapted from an earlier version that I wrote for The3Six5 writing project, on February 29, 2012 (my 10th Leap Day). I am including parts of those two posts (in some cases adapted) again today, as they are interesting to revisit. I […]
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by Kathy on January 13, 2024 · 0 comments
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12 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. After that I took six years off, starting up […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2023 · 0 comments
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With each passing year, these birthday/anniversary of your death letters/blog entries seem get harder to write. I know that I don’t have to continue with them and if I ever choose to stop or take a break that would be okay. Life feels really heavy and hard right now. As with every age and stage […]
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by Kathy on January 16, 2023 · 0 comments
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11 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. After that I took six years off, starting up […]
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