But poverty still sits in the corner of the room for me, and no matter what success I have attained, I have always feel like I am going to fall off a cliff and end up in the poorhouse once again.
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WELCOME TO LIVING THE SECOND ACT!
Living the Second Act is an online publication for women
who are celebrating life in their 40s and 50s.
Are You Bothered By The Exclamation Point? I Am!!!!!!!!!!
“Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling.” – Lynn Truss, Author of NYT Bestselling Eats, Shoots, and Leaves Looking back, I can trace the root of it all to 1994, with the advent of “casual Fridays.” What for my younger...
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From Party Girl To Responsible Mom
The 45 year-old me was quite different than the 25 year-old party girl. I was now older, more mature, more responsible, a mom, and a little jaded.
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Top 3 Ways To Reinvent Yourself In The Desert
On the outside, it looked like I had everything going for me. But on the inside, I lived in a swirling storm of hurt.
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A Widow Celebrates Her Kids On Mother’s Day
I was always taken with being a mother, from the moment I felt my sweet daughter enter the world. I’d never felt such all-consuming love for another being.
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An Ode To The Mom I Lost
My mom was extraordinary. She had a list of living donors willing to part with their organ just so she could live. In 1995 all that altruism and charity was frowned upon. Doctors would never think of taking something from someone that wasn’t a genetic link.
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How I Was Meant To Be The Mom I Am
My twins were created 10 years ago today. In a little plastic dish that now sits in a box of keepsakes in my basement. I've never really talked about it before outside of my close friends and family. It was back during a time when back-to-back miscarriages left me...
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A Mother’s Day Gift of Forgiveness
I have had to let go of my vision of what a family should look like and how parents should behave toward their children.
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Are You Addicted To Your Ex? To Love? Or Are You Still Grieving?
Many people break up and reconcile. Break up and reconcile. Break up and reconcile. These relationships can be quite dramatic, and in fact for some the very chaos of that pattern can be addictive.
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Lessons Learned on My Unconventional Road To The Senior Games
As a school kid I was always picked last in sports. Gym was a special kind of nightmare. But when I started hitting tennis balls, I was smitten.
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How To Take Charge When Selling Your Home
There is something you, as a homeowner can do now to help minimize the risk of losing a buyer for your house. Schedule a pre-inspection!
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Life As A Solo Parent
If something were to happen to us, our children would have no parents. This is a scary thought and why we need to be extra cautious with ourselves.
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