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When, If Ever, is Abuse an Excuse?
Terrell Owens admits his grandmother beat him. However, he also gives her all of the credit for his success and, seemingly, none of the blame for his failures. read more
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Quilting, Canning, Sewing, and Perserves -- Doing Things The Way My Granny Did
Sometimes I feel sort of desperately out of sync with the people who are my peers in age. I joke about my zombie apocalypse survival skills -- or, rather, my civilization rebuilding skills that I can...
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WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO, WHITNEY?
Here's a look back at the diva's moment with us at Jane Magazine. read more
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It Happened to Me: My Cat Died
My dead cat is more popular than cancer, but he deserves it. read more
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My Godfather Died and I Didn't Get A Chance To Say Goodbye
At the beginning of the week, my father and I were making plans to see my godfather in May. By Thursday night, we were scrabbling for a way to get up to Springfield, Oregon in time, and on Friday...
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I'm Not a Crier
Funerals and engagement parties alike can't shake my icy resolve. Am I a robot? read more
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It Happened to Me: I Lost My Father One Year Ago Yesterday
Then lunch time will come, but you won't feel like eating. You will instead feel like turning off all the lights and burying your face in a pillow for an hour, not for a real nap, but just to turn...
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Why I Read Obituaries
Like so many other things that are quickly becoming outdated, obituaries are a useful form of communication that is lacking a user base. read more
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I'm Obsessed with Death
NFL linebacker Junior Seau's suicide made me realize just how much I think about death, but also how unprepared I am in the instance it actually happens. read more
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I Need Something To Drink Besides Alcohol
I was planning to write a light post about what to drink besides water and wine, then something heavy happened and shit got real. read more
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How Michael Jackson (Kinda) Taught Me To Be Less Judgmental
Instead of sending me the tickets to what was supposed to be one of the greatest days of my life, Ticketmaster sent me an official copy of Mike’s funeral program instead. read more
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My Dad's Prepping to Die and It Involves Power Tools
Because it’s not like we’re just erring on the side of caution. Death is the only certainty he or any of us will ever face. I’m even happier that we can make preparations together, while he’s still...
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On The Loss of a Child From an ICU Nurse
I have gained so much from this career: perspective, humanity, and the ability to look death in the face and say, “I guess it’s okay.” read more
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It Happened To Me: I Became a Perfectionist Because My Father Died
Four months after my father’s death, I decided to go back to college and get a bachelor’s degree. I had wanted to eventually do it for myself, sometime in a non-specific future, but it was my father’s...
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Mocking the Dead: Why I Hate Halloween
Halloween revels in the macabre and the morbidity of death, the physical state of the lifeless body, the fear of death itself. read more
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It Happened To Me: I Was Widowed at 26
When he died, just 17 months after his surgery, he left me with bills. He left me with questions. He left me with several girlfriends of his at the funeral. read more
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It Happened To Me: My Father Faked His Own Death
With the discovery of his life after death, I went from being a one-in-a-million enigma to some poor slob whose no-good father ran out on her mom. read more
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How The “Cult of xoJane” Helped Get Me Through The Worst Days of My Life
I didn’t know it yet, but by the time I sent that tweet, my mom had already been dead for nine minutes. read more
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11 Simple Rules On What To Do When Your Parent Dies
Unfortunately, I don’t have a magical secret to healing. I wish I did. Still, what I can do is let you know what I’ve learned since 2002. read more
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It Happened To Me: I Blamed Myself For My Best Friend's Death
While his family sat around him sobbing uncontrollably, I sat there with a burning, swelling pit in my stomach. All of this was my fault. read more
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