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Security Blanket
Most children will learn that the world is cruel soon enough.
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Reaching That Summit
Most of us have struggled to get where we are.
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Pillows
Comfort in material form.
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Healthy Self-Soothing
Here are some suggestions that I’m going to try to take instead of consuming sugar and/or grease.
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Incremental Changes
About two months ago I had a very old filling replaced, and that tooth has been giving me agony on and off ever since. It makes me wonder if I should have left well enough alone, and mercury be damned. Probably not. But I do have my moments. At first, even the slightest contact with…
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Nostalgia Food
About once a year, something will come over me and I’ll buy a can of sardines and eat them in one sitting. I don’t particularly like sardines. I don’t dislike them, either. It’s just that they remind me of my grandmother. When I was little, not yet of school age, my mother would drop me…
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The Safety Pin Movement
When I posted the following image on my Facebook page and announced that I’d be wearing the safety pin for the next four years, one person responded, “You can’t be serious! This is so childish.” That really confused me. I don’t consider this a political act. I don’t understand how wanting to give people comfort…
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Old Friends
While struggling to care for my desperately ill dog, I’ve come to notice the difference between old friends and new friends. My old friends already know how devastating this inevitable loss is going to be for me. They witnessed firsthand how much my dog and I have been through, and what a comfort he has…