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From Middle School to Midlife: The Ever-Evolving Christmas Questions That Make Us Feel Weird

Remember those hazy days of middle school, when the Christmas story seemed both magical and utterly baffling? You know, the one where a 13-year-old Mary (seriously, 13?!) gets pregnant by…God? And Joseph, bless his soul, just goes along with it? I mean, talk about a trust fall. Then there’s the whole “no room at the…
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A Midlife Christmas: Empty Nest, Let’s Reminisce

Well, here we are again. Another Christmas season, another year older, and another year of our kids living somewhere else. It’s the classic midlife Christmas dilemma: a mix of relief and melancholy. The Amazon Christmas Remember the days of frantic mall trips, fighting crowds, and wrapping paper cuts? Those days are long gone, replaced by…
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Welcome to Midlife! Here’s the Stuff They Forgot to Mention in the Brochure

The Unfiltered Guide to Aging Gracefully (and Sometimes Not So Gracefully) You made it! You’ve officially joined the ranks of the midlife crew, a secret society where the initiation fee is a sudden obsession with finding the perfect pillow and the secret handshake is a bruise you have no idea how you got. Don’t worry,…
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Margaritas and Matchmaking: Dating Tips for the Over 40s

By a Married Woman Who’s Totally Not Jealous Ladies, let’s be real. Dating in your 40s is like trying to find a parking spot in a crowded mall on Black Friday. It’s a minefield of awkward silences, bad first dates, and the constant fear of accidentally dating your kid’s teacher. But fear not, my fellow…
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day is the day we honor and remember those who lost their lives in battle, fighting for our freedoms. It takes a special kind of person to join the military knowing you could be deployed into the middle of a war or peace keeping mission that has lost its peace. Knowing you could be…