Charles Horton Cooley, a sociologist, created a theory called “The Looking Glass Self”. This theory stated that people do not form their identity based upon reality, but rather upon how they believe others perceive them.
I work with teens and twentysomethings, and its easy to point out how our young women can get trapped in […]
The kids are home on spring break, and we are one of the few families in the neighborhood who stayed home. Thankfully, we got our share of warm weather, unusual for Chicago in March, but perfect for kids (and me) who are anxious to get outside and play! Running around in shorts, riding bikes, just […]
One of my favorite movies is “Singin’ in the Rain” with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds—the 1952 classic. “Why?” you ask. Because I actually do it!
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They say the first year is the hardest. They say that if you can get past the first Easter, the first Thanksgiving, the first Christmas, the first birthday (theirs), the first birthday (yours), and the first anniversary of their death, you’ll find it just gets easier. That’s what they say.
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“What are you giving up for Lent this year?” This was a most common childhood question while I was raised as a Catholic school gal in the 60s and 70s. We gave up candy, gum, chocolate, soda, or any other pleasure for the season prior to Easter. We suffered through the weeks dying to partake […]
Good Morning
Although it is gray and raining outside I can’t complain. I am officially on a weeks vacation starting today! I’ve made myself a fresh ground cup of coffee, I’m still in my ‘jammies and sitting at my computer watching all of the beautiful birds visit my feeders.
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Last night we held a bonfire. If you remember from my very first post, Oklahoma was hit with an ice storm several weeks back. It paralyzed many of our cities; ours was one of them. Every weekend since that time–if I’m not traveling–Richard and I have chopped wood, piled branches and trees, and swept the […]
Allison Bottke is the founder of Boomer Babes Rock, God Allows U-Turns, and the International SANITY Support Group Network. She is the author or editor of more than 23 non-fiction and fiction books. Her column for boomer women appears monthly in Christian Women Online (CWO).