Tag: random musings
member name: Petula W.
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March 29, 2007 11:29 AM EDT --
It’s a little after 5 a.m. on Wednesday the 28th and I’ve just returned from taking Amber, my 15-year-old, to her school to meet the rest of the arts and music department for their field trip . . .
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April 12, 2007 02:40 PM EDT --
With fog in my head and haze in my eyes I saw my 3-year-old son standing next to my bed in the wee hours of the morning. I recall asking him if he had to use the bathroom, but I don’t recall his . . .
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March 20, 2007 01:12 PM EDT --
Some questions to ponder, answer, share...
If you could change anything about your life, what would it be? Would you divorce your spouse? Would you never get married? Would you have children? Would . . .
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March 20, 2007 08:24 PM EDT --
Unhappy existence is no way to be
Although I don't want anyone sorry for me
I'd like empathy
A little sympathy.
Resolving of issues
Not another box of tissues.
I can't take the hurt and . . .
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March 25, 2007 10:50 PM EDT --
Is anyone else as bothered by the mail/in box as I am? I wish it worked more like regular email. I'd like it just to delete and then go right back to the in box. Too many steps just to get through . . .
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March 29, 2007 11:52 AM EDT --
I think I asked this once awhile ago, but the answers just confused me more. :-) How are most of you posting pictures to your articles? Is it true that you have to post the article then edit it then post . . .
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January 09, 2007 12:11 PM EST --
I can still feel the warmth of my pre-schoolers hug. A few hours ago I dropped my two youngest children off at the sitter's. As I tried to say good-bye, my almost-2-year-old daughter rushed off with . . .
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February 14, 2007 10:00 PM EST --
I recently came across this essay, which I wrote two years ago and never pursued getting it published. Upon reviewing it I still think it’s funny and thought you might enjoy it. Let me know what . . .
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March 29, 2007 05:34 PM EDT --
I don't normally get a chance to watch live t.v. so I record different shows that I like to watch everyday including Oprah. Well, today I just got the chance to watch the show where she had a pastor . . .
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January 05, 2007 11:22 PM EST --
Talking to some people is like being hit by a dump truck. It's like stabbing yourself in the heart with a jagged knife and twisting so it won't come out. Why express yourself to someone if it's . . .
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June 10, 2007 03:56 PM EDT --
If the eyes are the window to the soul
When you look in mine you’ll see my soul is crying.
If you listen to me speak
You will hear my heart is broken.
If you take a moment you . . .
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July 23, 2007 12:06 AM EDT --
I was editing a poetry book not too long ago and the poet had a formula in the manuscript for self-portrait poetry. I thought I would try it out. Here's my poem and at the end is her (M. Ranae . . .
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March 13, 2008 09:05 PM EDT --
The redness seeped from her gums and she spat into the porcelain
Letting the wetness carry it away
Her muscles throbbed like the rhythm in the depths of the ocean
She could hear her joints scream . . .
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May 10, 2007 07:58 PM EDT --
Out of all the pregnancy symptoms I’ve ever had the most annoying is the itching. Now, I’m not talking about regular, dry skin itching. I’m talking about anxiety induced, crawling under . . .
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May 18, 2007 09:12 PM EDT --
Details and identifying facts have been changed to protect the innocent and the not so innocent!
Not too long ago I learned from a friend of mine that her husband had been caught approaching . . .
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May 15, 2007 08:40 PM EDT --
I would love some honest feedback on my two blogs. One is brand new: http://petulaw.blogspot.com (It's a woman's world), but I think it can be a lot of fun. Check it out sometime tomorrow; . . .
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June 21, 2007 12:17 PM EDT --
If I fall any deeper
I will drown
If I feel any harder
I will die
If the hurt doesn't stop
I will...
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October 12, 2006 02:16 PM EDT --
My husband and I along with our two youngest children set out from Georgia to Maryland. We were trying to have a positive outlook on the 12-hour drive given that the two youngest children are 20 months . . .
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October 30, 2006 11:04 AM EST --
This subject – seeking God's face – comes up so often that it's something that obviously needs everyone's in-depth attention. Why is seeking God's face so important?
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September 12, 2006 10:25 PM EDT --
I was considering what society thinks about a woman's beauty. We've been taught to color our hair because another shade will be more flattering. They say silky smooth legs are better so we shave. . . .
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