Tag: social norms
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Welcome Home…
We are home at last. Despite our goals to stay put for a while, it’s not to be so steady until the end of February, but at least we are around the area and at home for longer periods. M should be actually at home more than me, which is good for both of us!…
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Sensitivities
Physically, I have many sensitivities to “nature”. I group it all together because basically I am allergic to most of the outside world. However, mentally and emotionally, I am fairly insensitive. This does not mean that I do not get my feelings hurt or that I mean to hurt others; I am human after all.…
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Unbalanced Conversations
I remember yelling at my ex-husband once that not all stories were about him and that he didn’t always need to revert the conversation back to himself. He looked at me in confusion and said, “But, that’s how people relate and talk.” At the time, I just attributed his style of conversing with me, and…
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Intellectual Stimulation
When I was adopted by my family, the social worker informed my parents that I needed to go to university. M knew when his eldest was a child that she would pursue tertiary education. Apparently, it is just something that becomes clear – the need for intellectual stimulation. While I do not consider myself to…
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AAPI, AANHPI, or MH Month?!
America is viewed as a country that will celebrate anything. A common observance shared with me by non-North Americans is the exuberance of Americans at amusement parks, conferences, sporting events, and our observances of different months, holidays, etc. Having not lived in the US for some time now, I am not as well-versed in the…
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In Hating the Love of Money
Money is one of those topics that is either an expression of love for it – when one has it – or a hate of it – when one doesn’t have it or has a jealousy of others having it. It is also one of the major stressors in relationships: marriages, partnerships, consumership, and even…
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F*CK Politeness?!
I bet you’re wondering where I’m going with this after writing a bit of a ranty post a while back on etiquette? This pop socket is on my phone and I love what it represents. Yep, let me explain…. I still standby the need for basic etiquette like saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. However, I…
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Mixed Signals ~
A consequence of the pandemic is a need for businesses to adjust their ways to gain the highest returns for recuperating their losses over the past few years. There are changes that will likely never go away such as using QR codes rather than spending money on printed menus that will eventually have to be…
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Taking the Higher Road
One of my favorite quotes and sentiments I love from Michelle Obama is “When they go low, we go high”. During the still mystifying drama that occurred at the end of last year, I came across this quote on FB and saved it because it hit home in the moment and as part of my…
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From Kerfuffle to Positivity
There was a shadow cast that I knew had light on the other side, but lingered over me as I processed how the reaction of the very few was able to trigger a chain reaction with overblown responses resulting in unacknowledged ultimatums and bullying tactics because fear and a perpetual state of feeling injustice ruled…
