Growing Bolder Community

While walking the beach the other day, I really noticed the often seen golf carts that are allowed on the beach. Many of them have a seat up front and one in the back facing rearward. As I thought about it, I realized that the person up front is looking towards where they are going while the person in the back, except for an occasional glance forward, has a view of where they had been. The...

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I am that girl. I am the one watching you in the restaurant, ordering a double cheeseburger with fries and a coke. You see me at the football game, staring at the child who is shoving down a chili dog, chasing it with nachos and tugging on mom's sleeve asking for ice cream money. Sometimes I pop up in surprising places – the grocery store, judging your choices in the deli, or wondering why...

It happens almost every day. I get home from work, kick off my shoes, plop down in front of the television and I hear that unmistakable voice. He wants me to go swimming. My 13-year old son has waited all day for his dad to join him in the pool. I can't understand for the life of me why this is such a big deal. I mean, I'm 50 years old! Most of the time, I'll just say no, implying...