Reflections on my life as a daughter, wife, stepmother, friend, employee, and coach; then starting over at age 60 after an abusive relationship.
By now you may have heard of the controversy over John Legend’s new version of ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’. You may not know, however, that last year CBC and other radio stations in Canada as well as some U.S. stations actually banned the original song citing the uproar over its interpretation as a precursor to …
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. It’s November in Canada. I don’t know why the difference, but it lends itself to me writing about it for the next few weeks. In the U.S. statistics say that three out of four people know someone who is or has been a victim of …
Continue reading “Shedding Light on a Very Dark Topic – Part 2”
The other day while soaking up the sunshine treading water in the local outdoor pool, my friend asked, “What ever happened to Women’s Lib?” I don’t remember what we were talking about that spurred the discussion, but we often touch on serious topics when waiting for our aquatics class to begin. Many of the participants …
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Hindsight: My Journey