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They really left him? More funny family stories
There are moments in our lives that seem so ordinary but turn into something we never forget. Some of those moments are funny, others are embarrassing, and many are both. Recently, I wrote about the stories my son tells about me and I told about my dad. And then my mom reminded me that my…
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Funny Family Stories and Cosmic Payback!
Every family has stories that get repeated over the years. The stories where you simultaneously dread hearing them and find that they grow funnier with distance. My dad was a prankster. He was known for his dry wit and his laughter. He loved practical jokes. And, like any prankster, he occasionally pushed it too far.…
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The Adoption of Lindsey Goodman & Chris Carmean
Now you can enjoy Mom Flies Solo in your favorite format! For a text version of this story, please scroll below the image. For Audio, please click here: Podcast. For a video version, please click here: YouTube. By Jack the Bichon, Guest Writer My parents, Chris and Lindsey, got married in June and moved into…
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Poppy Will Always Fly With Us
My parents never expected to become parents so young, my mom in college, my dad in graduate school. They were just starting their adult lives. Money was scarce and now there was a tiny human who needed everything We talk of how parents watch their children blossom, but I never knew that I would watch…
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Why This Speed Dating Site Should Change Its Name
I recently tried online speed dating called “Fun Singles.” Spoiler alert: It was not. It was advertised as “Fun Singles Columbus Metro Area.” I thought I was stretching it when I called Acropolis any kind of “metro area.” But Fun Singles defined the Columbus metro area as everything from the East Coast to Texas. That…
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Ease, Joy and Humor Journal
Let’s capture those little moments in life where we are gliding, just for a second. I will update this journal each night with small, cheerful moments. Feel free to contribute your moments of joy, humor and ease in the comments below! (Listen to my podcast about this Journal here.) 9/5/2023 9/4/2023 9/2/2023 9/1/2023 8/21/2023 8/20/2023…
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Best Piece of Advice I Ever Received. Period.
This is the 4th part in my series on the best advice I’ve received. Friends, we have arrived at #1 in the countdown. Drumroll please… The best piece of advice I’ve ever received is: Build a life from which you don’t need a vacation. (I’ll add that I strongly support taking vacations anyway…😉) But how…
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Best Piece of Advice I Ever Received, Part 3
And the runner up for Best Piece of Advice I Ever Received is….. “Don’t negotiate against yourself.” An acquaintance (with whom I was involved in a transaction) gave me this advice. She delivered the advice delivered off-handedly while passed each other on a run. Bells instantly rang in my head. Those bells reverberated through me…
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Best Advice I’ve Ever Received, Part 2
This is the second part of a four-part series counting down the best advice that I have received. And coming in at #3 is (drumroll please)… “Time, Money and Energy are Renewable Resources.” – Rachel Rodgers, Author of We Should All Be Millionaires Time: Can we change the amount of time we have on the…
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Best Advice I’ve Ever Received, Part 1
This is the first part of a series on the best advice I’ve ever received. Over the next four weeks, I’ll write about statements that have altered my life and inspired me for years. Although it’s impossible to rank their importance, I will attempt to count them down, Casey Kasem style. “And coming in at…
