Almost every single mother that I know that's my age takes an anti-depressant or anxiety relieving prescription.
Do I feel a need to "one-up" them, to be stronger than them and pass up the easy way out?
Ummm, nope.
Do you think our mothers had to reduce stress pharmaceutically?
So what's the difference? What is the fundamental difference between being a mother 30 years ago, and being a mother now? 30 years ago we were already well into the age of the working mother. Mine worked. Most of my friends' mothers worked. Were they more relaxed because it was the 70's and they were all stoned? Maybe that's when the obesity issue began - everyone was stoned for the entire decade, raising children and eating Pop-tarts and brownie batter all day long.
I don't know and I don't get it. As I turn 38 today I'll just pop another Prozac and think about that.
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Photo Challenge Rules
1. I will post a new photo each week on Thursday, so look for it and try to guess where the photo was taken.
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
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Click on "Comment" and add your response to the snippet there.
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I will post a literary "snippet" - a tasty little morsel of verbiage that I've found in a book, movie, song, conversation, or just pulled from thin air.
Your job is to add to it. You can add a beginning and lead into the snippet, or you can work from the snippet, heading to an ending. You can write a song with it, or a poem, or just add another sentence, paragraph or dissertation. How much you add and in what direction is completely up to you.
Be sure to read the responses that others have posted. That's half the fun. But, you don't have to continue on from someone else's response.
Click on "Comment" and add your response to the snippet there.
Share this blog with your friends, so they can play too.
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My Favorite Things
- Chocolate licorice
- Westerns
- Wonder Woman
- Zooming rides
- Pajamas
- Doritos
- My talented husband
- My son's gorgeous red hair
- Lilly of the Valley
- Moments with nothing to do
- My daughter's curls
- Girl Scout Cookies
2 comments:
Didn't more women smoke cigarettes and pop Valium back then?
Answer to the question of the day: Both. Not a big fan of motorcycles, but I might make an exception for the summertime tour of the Alps...but I could use some beach time and Greece sounds wonderful right now.
Yes, and I think they had more parties too.
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