Teenagers
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IF ONLY . . .
‘If only I were taller!’ That is exactly what I imagined my pup was thinking this morning when she spied the carrots in the icebox. (Yes, that is what I still call it. So much simpler than its’ five syllable counterpart.) It got me thinking about all the “If only’s” in my life… Read more
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FALL WELL
When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, war broke out. When I crossed mine, I merely landed flat on my back, upside down under a clump of trees. The Segway I had been riding just a few seconds earlier continued motoring backwards, back down the hill, off the side of the road and only stopped because… Read more
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THE SECRET OF LIFE
Met an 18 year- old today who knows it. He was sitting in the lifeguard chair while I swam laps. Never seen him before. Here he was overlooking a pool full of old, white-haired ladies but he just seemed happy up there. He even gave me a big smile and a wave as I was… Read more
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LOOSEN UP!!!
Do you know who the most uptight people are?? The young. Go figure. While they are telling the rest of us to, “Chill out,” they are trying so desperately to, “Fit in,” they can’t see straight. There is NOTHING more anxiety producing than trying to get somewhere fast without a map. Worse? Most of them… Read more
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DON’T BAT AN EYELASH!
Several times in recent weeks, perfect strangers, when seeing me with my youngest daughter have said, “Gosh. You look just alike!” or, “Well I can sure tell that she’s your daughter!” Funny thing is, until I saw this picture tonight, I almost believed them! But a picture IS worth a thousand words. . . and… Read more
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DON’T WORRY
Do you know that they’ve done studies which PROVE over 90% of what we worry about NEVER happens! I’ve even READ the studies, so I ask you, why did I wake up at 5 AM this morning worried about my teenagers? Because I figure, MY worries are in that 10%. Go figure. Now, I admit,… Read more
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HELEN HUDSON HERE: GET REAL
Remember the days when you had to get your courage up to tell that special person how you felt? Or had to break off a relationship in PERSON? Not anymore. Now you just type what’s on your mind, click “SEND,” and you never even have to look them in the eye. Communication these days is… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 