Posts by Dara Kurtz
I Suck At Vomit
I can handle a lot of things, but I suck at vomit. If there’s someone around me throwing up or feeling nauseous, I want out. I don’t want to be around it. I don’t want to see anyone throwing up. I don’t even want to take care of my own kids when they’re vomiting. Isn’t…
Read MoreA Walk To Remember
I like to take a long walk everyday. Sometimes I go with friends, other times alone. It doesn’t matter. There are several routes I usually take, and I’m not picky. As long as I get to hit the pavement, it really doesn’t matter. Recently, I had a walk to remember. On one of my routes,…
Read MoreHit The Reset Button
What started out as a relaxing Sunday morning, soon took a turn for the worst. Avi got a nasty bite from our dachshund, and Zoe started freaking out about her exams this week. Nothing major, but it happened all at once. I wanted to go back to relaxing. I needed to hit the reset button.…
Read MoreYou Never Know What Kids Will Say
In the checkout line at the grocery store the other day, the cashier started sharing a story with me. Apparently, she was having a hard day. You never know what kids will say. There was a family going through her line. A mom with two young kids. “Say “Hi,” to the old lady,” the older…
Read MoreLea Yekutiel, Breast Cancer Victor
When I first spoke to Lea Yekutiel, what amazed me most was her incredible attitude about life. She was diagnosed with breast cancer almost twenty years ago, back in the day when no one talked about it. She’s a Breast Cancer Victor. “There weren’t a lot of people sharing their experiences,” she said. As a…
Read MoreFear Of Missing Out
I like to have fun, go to parties, and see my friends. I’m a social girl. Sometimes, too much fun actually isn’t fun, and I find myself at a party, just because I don’t want to miss anything. I’ve had a “fear of missing out,” or “FMO.” What is this, “FMO,” or fear of missing…
Read MoreA Cluttered House
To say I have a cluttered house, is an understatement. My house is completely trashed. It looks like someone threw up clothes, school supplies, and papers all over the place. There’s clean laundry on the dining room table and floor, shoes and dirty socks are everywhere, and don’t get me started on the UPS boxes…
Read MoreA Shopping Fast
Many years ago, seven to be exact, I decided my family was too focused on materialism, and decided to do something about it. I put our family on a “shopping fast.” We didn’t buy anything for a year, and I came up with rules for us to follow. Buying books, medicine, and toiletries was allowed. …
Read MoreHolidays After The Death Of A Loved One
I remember the first holiday I faced without my Mom. It was Thanksgiving. My first Thanksgiving without my Mom, was also my first Thanksgiving being a Mom. It was a strange twist of fate that had me confused and bewildered. The holidays after the death of a loved one is hard. I was in uncharted…
Read MoreThumb Sucking
When my kids were babies, they both sucked their thumbs. This didn’t happen at first, but eventually, they each found their thumb, realized it couldn’t get lost, and fell in love. I didn’t worry about it. In fact, I was thrilled. It was easier to manage instead of pacifiers that could get lost or dirty.…
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