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First Days

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When my daughter was younger, like many parents, we marked important days with a photo. First day of […]

Amanda Shaffer 14/08/2019 Domestic, Mother Issues, Pages, Uncategorized

Soft Serve

The street where I grew up boasted a soft serve ice cream stand on the corner called Gigi’s. […]

Amanda Shaffer 05/08/2014 Random Stuff, The Past

Attention Cranky Hippie Ladies: you are promoting the wrong kind of feminism.

The power to define yourself rather than allowing society to define you by your gender or sexuality is […]

Amanda Shaffer 21/05/2014 Feminism, Pages, Politics

Beauty Scape

I came very late to the habit of going to the salon. For 30 years I wore my […]

Amanda Shaffer 11/05/2014 Domestic, Mother Issues, The Past

Guest Rant: I Did Not Love My Mother

I re-post this as a salute to my friend who is brave, kind and more than just a […]

Amanda Shaffer 06/05/2014 Mother Issues, The Past

Tradition

Congratulations if you are able to read that word and not hear singing. Unfortunately I both see and […]

Amanda Shaffer 20/12/2013 Pages, The Past

Spring

It is spring where I live which means there is snow on the ground and several more inches […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/03/2013 Domestic, The Past

Mental Cliff

Like many people in the US, and around the world, I have been deeply affected by the mass […]

Amanda Shaffer 17/12/2012 Current Events, Politics

Wabsy

I just want to say I am disappointed that I did not reach my personal goal for my […]

Amanda Shaffer 10/12/2012 Domestic

Abundance

As many people do we went around the table on Thanksgiving and everyone shared something they were thankful […]

Amanda Shaffer 27/11/2012 Domestic, Mother Issues

Perverted

Of all the things going on in the world I don’t know why this one thing made me […]

Amanda Shaffer 16/10/2012 Current Events, Politics, Religion

Vay Kay

I recently returned from a (somewhat) electronics free vacation. I still had all my devices with me, I […]

Amanda Shaffer 15/08/2012 Mother Issues, Pages

Round One

My little sister beat me to the punch. After an eleven year hiatus she asked to meet with […]

Amanda Shaffer 29/05/2012 Domestic

Web MD

I confess I am a fan of WebMD. It is an invaluable tool for those among us that […]

Amanda Shaffer 09/03/2012 Domestic

Old Friends

Went to a funeral last night. The grandmother of my oldest friend died at 92. This was the […]

Amanda Shaffer 31/01/2012 The Past

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