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  • Father Figure

    This is the first year of my adult life when I don’t find myself uncomfortable, standing in front of the Father’s Day cards, trying to find one that feels authentic.  Dad, you taught me everything I needed to know… Nope. Dad opted out of teaching me about money, for example, because he said I didn’t…

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  • How Old is Too Old?

    The other day, I learned that a VA was having a milestone birthday that’s way in my past, and I messaged a smutty colleague: “Tell me I’m not too old to be doing this.”  My bio says that I am GenX, and that identifies me as older than most of the female VAs I’m aware…

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  • Older

    “You’re so pretty,” my friend said to me. It was one of those nights you have with friends where everyone drinks a lot and the conversation turns to how much you all love each other.  “You should have seen her 10 years ago,” another friend said. I laughed at him, but I am a slow…

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