Sep
28
Loneliness
Larger groups break up in conversation with around 4 people. 4 is the magical number. I’m number 5. I’
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Sep
28
Emotional work stress
You know what sucks? When work takes up so much emotional energy that your kids suffer. As a single parent
Sep
28
Ugh, my birthday
Guess what, I don't care about my birthday. For long I have given up on it. The past six years
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Sep
28
Pocket money, free money
Today is pocket-money day. Well, yesterday actually, but I didn’t have enough change for the kids. I begin with
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Sep
28
Kids, sickness and coworkers
Experience 1: ahhhh, my oldest got chickenpox. And school starts in 3 weeks, and the other kids didn't yet got
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Sep
28
Post-generational trauma?
Death shakes life. It also opens Pandora boxes that the deceased kept a tight lid on.
The week began with
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Sep
28
Getting away from kids
In 2019 I did my first child-free vacation. Ten days in Alicante, 7 of those at Shahab's boxing camp. It
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Sep
28
Ways to remember
You know the funny thing about grief is that it's never over. It's a state of mind, a way of
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Sep
28
You are raising DAOs - decentralized autonomous organisms
While enjoying a meal at a restaurant my friend's husband, familiar with decentralized structures, remarked that I'm raising DAOs -
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Sep
28
The most annoying question
You know what is the most annoying and offending question I get? How are you doing it all? As if
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