Posted on May 9, 2012 at 10:27am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Eggs Over. Not Easy.
By Marianne Curan
I was never one of those women who turned 30 and became a heat seeking missile of Motherhood. And, it’s not like I was hitting the snooze button on the oh-so-tired biological clock cliché. I wasn’t even sure I had one.
I was married a couple of years by age 30 and knew I wanted kids, but I also knew it was too soon--for me. I was still young (in my generation’s…
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Stop Calling Me “Ma’am!”
By Marianne Curan
When I tell people how old I am they often say, “Really?” with a slight gasp and an eyebrow raised in suspicion. When I affirm the number, they quickly try to recover by saying, “You look great…” their voices trailing off with a tell-tale dot, dot, dot at the end of the sentence, leaving off what I know…
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In hard times I’ve often found comfort from Mick Jagger crooning, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you just might find, you get what you need.” Thanks, Mick! You are so right, man. Everything’s gonna be just fine.
Those words soothed me when…
ContinuePosted on February 17, 2012 at 6:01pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Bloobs
My tale of growing older and wider...
BY Marianne Curan
http://mariannecuran.com/blog/
I've been avoiding my annual “Well Woman” gyno…
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Marion Roach Smith said… Hi, Marianne:
Welcome to SheWrites.
I'll be the guest editor this week at SheWrites, so I'm taking the opportunity to welcome you. I wanted you to know how glad everyone is to have you join us.
Look around, ask questions, and write.
I look forward to reading your work.
Best,
Marion
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