Category Archives: aspirations

Settling — A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 38-45

Posted on September 3, 2006 by The Daring One

What is your price?  How often do you settle for something far beneath what you are worthy of because it’s the best thing you’ve been offered so far?  Do you even know that you’re giving up something greater?

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Apples, Brats, and an iPod

Posted on July 24, 2006 by The Daring One

This post originally appeared on The Parenting Post on July 24, 2006. They say “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” and there are days when that thought scares me just a bit. Actual cell phone conversation dramatically transcribed … Continue reading →

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Frozen and Feigning Child-Centric Ignore-ance

Posted on July 18, 2006 by The Daring One

I can’t mop the floor because the duck-down curls on the back of Magoo’s head are too kissable. I can’t clean the windows or appliances because Laylee has covered them all in “bominals” (One day I hope she explains why … Continue reading →

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Pants That Fit

Posted on July 10, 2006 by The Daring One

This post originally appeared at The Parenting Post on July 10, 2006

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This Post is For Me

Posted on July 2, 2006 by The Daring One

It’s been a year and a month since the initial crash, the day when the harsh realities of despair and evil in the world became the only realities I could conjure up. That means it’s been almost a year since … Continue reading →

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