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Ephebiphobia – the fear of teenagers. I have a confession to make. No, as the title implies, I am not a teenage mother. I am, however, a mother to two teenagers. TWO. Teenagers. That makes two of them and one of me. This is not a good ratio, in case… Continue Reading Confessions of a Teenage Mother OR Velvet Verbosity Suffers from Ephebiphobia
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I admit, it’s been a while since I’ve been through the regular check out line at the regular grocery store. I tend to use the self check-out counter and get pretty tunnel visioned about just getting the hell out of there, or I shop at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s.… Continue Reading When Did This Happen?
“Here’s the evening traffic report. Things are good right up until exit 13 where you will be slowed to an annoying crawl by a couple of selfish dolts who decided to get in an accident, right when you need to get home. Not to worry, the authorities are quickly working… Continue Reading Those Annoying Injured People
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I finally got to sleep, at about 5:00 a.m. Up at 6:30 to stand outside Alba’s door to play my favorite morning game with her. Lately Alba has taken to telling me that she’s going to drop out of school. This makes me sigh an “I’m exhausted with teenagers” sigh.… Continue Reading 100 Words on Anger
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He stumbles out of his room, the sleep still in his eyes, his footie pajamas shuffling softly on the carpet. I can barely contain my joy at what I know is about to happen. I’m waiting for the big present to register in his consciousness. He blinks three times, then… Continue Reading 100 Words on Christmas Spirit – A Child’s Wonder
I won’t begin to take credit for this idea. A few years back when I started blogging, a group of us had fun with a weekly 100 word challenge. I don’t have a link to the originator of the idea as my blog was in a different place back then.… Continue Reading The Velvet Verbosity 100 Word Challenge – Christmas Spirit
This post is for the December Write Away contest over at Scribbit. Theme: Your Favorite Day. Life gives us so many memories. The beautiful, the ugly, and everything in between. When prompted to write about my favorite day, several things sprang to mind, mostly relating to time spent with loved… Continue Reading A Woman’s Education
Everyone has a mum, and I’d like you to meet mine. I have an ulterior motive internet, but it is a noble one, I assure you. (Hang in with me on this one, there’s bound to be tears.) You see, for years I’ve watched my mom struggle and sacrifice. I’ve… Continue Reading Everyone Has a Mum, Here’s Mine
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A mere 17 days until Christmas and you’ve still got gifts to buy. (We’re not even going to go into how much shopping Velvet Verbosity has left to do.) Not to worry. I still have plenty of gift ideas to share, and with the days counting down, I’m just going… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity’s Holiday Gift Guide – The 17 Days Left to Shop Gadget Edition
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Introducing the Velvet Verbosity Note Card of the Month! In the age of blogs, email, text and instant messaging, handwritten notes and letters are more precious than ever. I spent a year away from most technology and during that time I wrote handwritten letters to family and friends. Many expressed… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity’s Special Holiday Gift Guide – Special Bulletin
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