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The Mass Murder at Salon Meritage
- October 14, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
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Not in my town. Mass murders don’t happen in Seal Beach, this sleepy little beachside community. I live in Los Alamitos, the next town over, but the two are intertwined by shared schools, shops, restaurants, hair salons. It’s a place people come to raise their children, a place known for it’s peaceful, friendly atmosphere. It’s where
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My Father, Papa
- October 11, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: family
One of the best things about being a mom has been the experience of watching my parents become grandparents. This was especially true of my father, who died four years ago at the far too young age of 68. To watch him being the fun, loving, kind grandfather that he was probably born to be
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The Return of the Empty Nest
- August 30, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
Tomorrow, my daughter returns to Boston University to start her senior year, and I’ll be back in the empty nest. The fact that she’s a senior in college is almost too much for me to believe. Not that I ever had any doubt that she’d succeed in college – she’s the kind of person who sets her
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The Empty Nest – Weird, but Nice
- August 26, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
When I was first an empty nester, a friend with kids still at home asked me, “is the empty nest weird?” I realized that weird was the perfect word to describe my life without my kids in the house. Not bad, not lonely, not sad, not even empty…but definitely weird. It was as big of a change in our
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Just a Thought
- August 16, 2011
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
My first entry on my blog. After 20 years of being a full-time, stay-at-home, carpooling, laundry folding, volunteering, grocery shopping, care taking and most of all fully enjoying it all mother, my job ended. Ok, maybe it didn’t end completely – with my kids both in college, there are plenty of phone calls, BBMs, texts,