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12 Reasons Why This Thanksgiving Rocked
MD and I had FIVE days off together. We really, really needed that. Day 1 (Weds) was spent getting comfortable again being alone with each other and had more than it’s fair share of picking and … more →
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12 Reasons Why This Thanksgiving Rocked
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allyo wrote 1 week ago: MD and I had FIVE days off together. We really, really needed that. Day 1 (Weds) was spent getting c … more →
My adoption triad: My mother
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allyo wrote 4 months ago: I’m not sure how to approach this point on the triangle. I’ve written so much about my m … more →
My adoption triad: Part 1 (updated with links)
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allyo wrote 4 months ago: Just writing that title feels a little funny. I never thought of my story as part of the adoption na … more →
Your Family Suffers With You
ssofdv wrote 5 months ago: It is a horrible thing to witness one of your loved ones being abused, while you sit helplessly by-f … more →
Still waters
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allyo wrote 8 months ago: Jamie was getting a very stern talking to about running around in the parking lot the other day when … more →
Projecting
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allyo wrote 8 months ago: Like many of my better post, this is indirectly inspired by a post of Dawn’s. I’m going … more →
Not an uplifting post
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allyo wrote 10 months ago: I ran across a note from my mom the other day. Her familiar handwriting was shaky and it was during … more →
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allyo wrote 10 months ago: At my grandma’s funeral mass last Friday, images from my childhood flashed before my eyes. The … more →
Eulogy
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allyo wrote 11 months ago: My grandma died about an hour ago. She waited for my uncle to make it up from Virginia last night, s … more →
What's on my mind
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allyo wrote 11 months ago: Moxie and her readers tackle two big things on my mind at the moment: Q&A: 4-year-old and death. … more →
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allyo wrote 11 months ago: My grandma is declining, but slowly, and I went by yesterday to spend some time with her. I ended up … more →
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allyo wrote 11 months ago: My Grandma O cried yesterday when it was time for her to leave my dad’s. It was a miracle that … more →
Safe havens
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allyo wrote 11 months ago: Over the past month or so I’ve been reading about Nebraska’s Save Haven Law, through ite … more →
Branches
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allyo wrote 11 months ago: I grew up in an unassuming post war ranch house with 3 small-ish bedrooms and an eat-in kitchen. It … more →
Vying for title of Crazy Aunt Ally, who always insists on homemade gifts
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allyo wrote 1 year ago: Holiday gift-making is in full swing here and I got a head start with gifts for our niece and nephew … more →
The cheeseburger stands alone
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allyo wrote 1 year ago: Through some cruel trick of scheduling, MD’s work schedule was changed to 2nd shift last week. … more →
Reclaiming Autumn
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allyo wrote 1 year ago: These pictures were taken the Saturday before last early-ish in the morning. I was struggling to dow … more →
Goodbye
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allyo wrote 1 year ago: The week my mom went into the hospital, I had two necklaces break while around my neck. Today, we ha … more →
Ping pong
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allyo wrote 1 year ago: So, as the two weeks between C’s death and the memorial service Thursday have progressed, I … more →
