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Please stop with the platitudes.

"Everything happens for a reason.""Things will work out the way they are supposed to.""You just have to have faith.""God has a plan."Please remove these from your lexicon of faux-sympathetic remarks now.  Just stop saying them.  At this point, saying nothing is better for the person you're speaking to than dishing out more of this manure.… Continue reading Please stop with the platitudes.

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A tale of divine and canine love

After my divorce, people frequently asked if I was going to get remarried. That always confused me and seemed a little too personal; not coincidentally, that question always came from those who had never married or those who were happily married. My co-workers and acquaintances who had experienced a divorce never asked future questions, only… Continue reading A tale of divine and canine love