Stepping In It

Stepping In It

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Repeat problems

The trade-offs of a teenage Christmas

Should she move cities for her long-distance boyfriend?

Betrayed by my husband at Christmas

The vasectomy in the room

The GD lobster bisque

Fakesgiving, flight drama, and other holiday logistics nightmares

An employee asked if her mom could call me about her PTO

Halloween is my hard pass

The right life at the wrong time

A one-eyed cat taught me the limits of personal growth

Most of the swim moms hated me

Peppermint stick ice cream and the end of an era

When icebreakers end up fixing you

Nag is both a noun and a verb

Not in the family and not in the car

Why me? And who am I?

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