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HOPE
Recently I was presented with a challenge by Miss Four Eyes to write a post about HOPE. I was given this honor in response to my recent post Democracy Is Alive which was regarding a Grassroots effort...
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Grandmas Gone Wild
As I sat in the waiting room of the doctor with my mother, a conversation developed over a new photograph hanging on the wall. It was the doctor’s two beautiful daughters, who just happen to be part of...
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Welcome Home
Prepping the welcome wagon My daughter is home for a short break, which just happens to be the perfect cure for Batshit Crazy. The weekend started Friday with a big turkey dinner including all the...
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Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
Well folks, like the old Dion song goes here’s my story sad but true. No, no, no, it isn’t about that tramp run-around Sue, I could handle her. This unexpected encounter was much more devastating than...
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She’s a Lady
Happy Birthday to my Mom! Whether you have a great mother-daughter relationship or a mother-daughter relationship that can be improved, you probably know that mother-daughter bonding can start at an...
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Real Kids Use Matches
Daily Prompt: Childhood Revisited Sure, you turned out pretty good, but is there anything you wish had been different about your childhood? If you have kids, is there anything you wish were different...
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Best Days Of Your Life
Daily Prompt: B+ Write about what you did last weekend as though you’re a music critic reviewing a new album. Woo … I’m A Man! This album features a ROCK STAR that rarely flies solo. He loves to be...
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LWTTD … Take 2
If you’re gonna celebrate…go big! Today marks quite a milestone here at Life With The Top Down. One year ago today I decided to take the plunge into the great big world of blogging. I nervously hit...
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Lies or Leverage
Daily Prompt: Fantasy The Tooth Fairy (or Easter Bunny, or Santa Claus . . .): a fun and harmless fiction, or a pointless justification for lying to children? This is a great question, one I have been...
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It’s A Trap!
Daily Prompt: Show and Tell You’ve been asked to do a five-minute presentation to a group of young schoolchildren on the topic of your choice. Describe your presentation. Me: Hey kids, how are you all...
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Those Were The Days
Father’s Day has been different for me over the years. My father died on Father’s Day in 1994. It’s ok, don’t be all sad, he planned the big exit so we would never forget. Honestly, I always thought it...
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Daily Prompt: Neighbors
via Daily Prompt: Neighbors Hmm … where do I even begin? I grew up in a city neighborhood where the typical household held anywhere from 4 to 12 children. How we were all conceived and raised in a...
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Micro Adults
The other day I was walking through Target looking for another hundred things to purchase aside from what I actually needed when I overheard a mother/daughter interaction. The mother was walking ahead...
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Spirited Boys
I just finished a book at record speed. Why? Well, because it grabbed my attention from page one, and I couldn’t get enough. The title is “The Day John Died” by Christopher Anderson. John, as in, John...
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Growth ans Fireflies
Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com My sister is in the process of moving, most likely a plane ride away. Over the past two years, we’ve endlessly talked about her plans while I was processing...
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Momma, You Were Born This Way
This was originally written 11 years ago when my mother was 85. She left this world on 12/04/2020 at 94, saying, “Be kind to others no matter what.” It’s not always an easy task to fulfill, but if...
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