Since last week I have been touched by the response from many regarding G’s separation from the Arkansas State Capitol Police. In a sense, I’m processing all of this a year later and have chosen to write about it as therapy, and if it helps someone else, that’s even better. At the time, I immediatelyContinue reading “The Power of a Good Reputation”
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They Let Me Go
About a year ago, I received this text from G before 6 AM: “They let me go.” I remember the time because I had just gotten up and was in the kitchen about to eat breakfast. “They” was the Arkansas State Capitol Police, and for me it was a relief. For my husband, at theContinue reading “They Let Me Go”
Mom’s Last Gift
This is the 24th Mother’s Day that my mom has been away, and as I have shared before, these times are mostly happier than sad. Today, I’d like to think of the last gift that she gave me in her absence: independence. G and I dated for quite some time and Mom knew him andContinue reading “Mom’s Last Gift”
Sunday Randomness
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Thoughts on Netflix’s Dahmer
Like many of you, I watched Dahmer on Netflix. In 1991 when these gruesome crimes were discovered, I remember hearing about it, but I didn’t spend a lot of time learning much about him. At that time I was a high school graduate and was preparing to start my freshman year of college. Now thatContinue reading “Thoughts on Netflix’s Dahmer”
For Homecoming Escorts
I am a bit late with this season’s homecoming thoughts because of my day job. For the most part I have seen the usual: short dresses, young ladies in the traditional pose (all huddled up together touching elbows while slightly bending) and boys wearing too short pants with no socks. I’m never going to likeContinue reading “For Homecoming Escorts”
School Clothes
This post is primarily about girls because I’m a woman, and I don’t see inappropriate clothing so much in boys. For the boy moms and dads, make sure they keep their pants up. I get so tired of seeing underwear instead of shorts or jeans. Do girls like this? Before I go down a rabbitContinue reading “School Clothes”
Choices Then and Now
On the way to and from church today, my mind wandered about the things that may have consumed my mother’s attention when she was my age. When she was 49, she was working as a substitute teacher in the Pulaski County Special School District, carting me from piano lessons in North Little Rock to UALRContinue reading “Choices Then and Now”
Randomness on a Sunday Morning
I have enjoyed seeing pics of my friends and their travels. I have identified some places I would like to visit in the future! As much as I am interested in your pics, I’m probably only going to look at 12 of the many pics you post. Try as I might, after the 13th orContinue reading “Randomness on a Sunday Morning”
Happy Father’s Day, Dad
It’s Father’s Day and that day doesn’t conjure up many fond memories for me. My dad passed away in 2015 due to kidney failure, but ultimately from dementia. Dad was an old school man. He believed in working hard. There was no doubt that he loved his family. Somehow he didn’t know how to sayContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day, Dad”
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