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Traveling with Mom is SOOOO Embarrassing

Traveling with Mom is SOOOO Embarrassing

What is it about the mother-daughter dynamic that changes when we get together? The two-week trip to Ireland was the largest amount of time I’ve spent with just my mom since I was in high school. And like high school, she managed to embarrass me everywhere we went. There was that time at the Irish Whiskey Museum in Dublin where she went straight for the biggest bottle they had. And then, there was that time (which happened right after that…

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Motivating Mom: Part III

Motivating Mom: Part III

First, an apology. Mom, I’m sorry. I’m going to bring up the shoes. You know the ones. I also apologize for everything else. Love, Your Baby Girl *  *  * A little back story on my relationship with my mom. We get along great! We have so much fun together! My husband loves her, and she loves my husband! And sometimes, I want to kill her. Ok, so now that I’m in my thirties, I rarely want to kill her,…

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Motivating Mom: Part I

Motivating Mom: Part I

How many times have you said, “I really want to go to [some location]”? But then you just never seem to muster the get up and go, and that statement, that dream travel destination, just hangs in the confines of pleasant conversation, destined to be nothing but a wistful musing during a delightful Sunday brunch. There’s always a reason not to go: finances, timing, vacation days, kids, you name it. But studies, like this one, have shown that not traveling when…

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