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Good Girl Grown Up

In the Process of Learning to Break the Rules

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    Category: moms

    New Beginnings

    Well, hell.  It’s been a few months since I’ve posted, but it’s not been out of laziness or a lack of thoughts spinning in my head. Last… Read more “New Beginnings”

    February 6, 2019 by goodgirlgrownup

    The Clarity of Maternal Instinct

    I might suffer impostor syndrome in my career, but I have never doubted that I am the best person to be raising my children.

    July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 by goodgirlgrownup

    First Rule Broken: Let Go of the Anger

    The reality is that I’m still angry and I suck at pretending. Women coming out of bad marriages need to find their strength, and that strength might only come by hanging onto some anger.

    July 22, 2018July 29, 2018 by goodgirlgrownup

    The Myth: Good Girls are Happy at the End of the Story

    I had long ago bought into the idea that smart choices would lead to a happy, fulfilling life. Turns out it was all bullshit.

    July 20, 2018July 29, 2018 by goodgirlgrownup

    Being Good

    I thought somehow that rules were made by wise people who knew best, and didn’t realize until way late that most of them are just a form of mob rule.

    June 19, 2018July 29, 2018 by goodgirlgrownup

    This Summer’s Nature

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