Be grateful for this awful mess Because some messes are the best A stack of blocks, a squeaky toy Be grateful for your little boy A half-dressed doll, a stuffed pink squirrel Be grateful for your little girl A sink full of pots and pans And dirty dishes from our hungry clan Yes, I love […]
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When I first met the love of my life, he owned a garbage bag full of clothes, a 1976 Ford work van, a pair of work boots, a chainsaw and a very large dog. If anyone has ever watched the movie Drillbit Taylor…well, he was kind of like that only with more skills. If there
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As a social worker we often visit with children living in poverty. Recently I overheard a co-worker say; “I feel so sorry for those poor children. They only had two presents under the Christmas tree and they sleep three to a room.” In my head I was saying to her; “honey you don’t know it
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Dearest Donald. Scratch that. Dear Donald. Scratch that too. Hey Donald! Listen up buddy! It’s the 4th of July and most of middle-class America is drinking a cold one and barbecuing a burger. We will probably shoot a few bottle rockets and whistling bungholes off while crazy Uncle Larry makes his third toast of the
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I am an addict. Maybe not the kind of addict who shoots dope in her veins but I am an addict nonetheless. I don’t remember when my life first started revolving around my next meal and I don’t remember when I stopped fully engaging in social and recreational events because of my addiction but sometime
