Mar. 31, 2023

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I Don’t Need More Than A Few Close Friends

“I’m a homebody, maybe a little stand-offish sometimes. I don’t like big gatherings, I don’t like to party, and I’d choose the corner of my couch on a Friday night over virtually anything else,” admits Samm Davidson. So she doesn’t need a big, sprawling group of friends, and she’ll tell you that, straight-up: “While some people love their long list of bridesmaids and besties, I prefer a very small circle of close knit allies. Just a couple of real, steady, foxhole people who become my lifelines.” She lays out why at the link — and there’s a good chance you relate. Check it out.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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A Spanish Mom Living In The U.S. Goes Off On American Motherhood

“Someone told me, ‘I thought I was depressed but I was just [i]n the wrong country,’” she begins.

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WELL, THIS IS FASCINATING
How Watching ‘Fair Play’ With My Husband Shook Up Our Whole Marriage — For The Better

The “invisible load” I’ve been carrying is a bit lighter now.

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SMALL DIFFERENCE
A Dad Accidentally Sent His Kid To School With An Adult Beverage

His story had other parents sharing their very worst school lunch mix-ups.

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AN ODE TO THE "STRANGE & UNUSUAL"
How ‘Beetlejuice’ Helped Me Deal With Death As A Kid

Kelly Schremph’s grandfather died when she was six. “Death can be really difficult for anyone to process, especially when you're young. How can a person be here one second and gone the next? It didn't make sense to me. My parents did the best they could in trying to explain things and provide as much support as possible, but I still couldn't quite wrap my head around the idea,” she writes. You know what helped? The 1988 movie Beetlejuice.Please do read her lovely and thoughtful tribute to the cult classic.

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