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Waiting Rooms

'It's Not Me, It Is You'

Meredith Gordon | Posted 08.15.2012 | Parents
Read More: Mommy Friends, Saying No, Self-Confidence, Waiting Rooms, Friendliness, Motherhood, Parenting-Moms, Parenting, Grown-Up Friends, Parenting Humor, Moms, Parents News
Meredith Gordon

If there's a room full of people who don't want or need to make friends, there is invariably one in the room who wants and needs to make a friend. That person will, without fail, find me.

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'I Like My Skin Thin, Thank You'

Lisa Guest | Posted 07.25.2012 | Women
Read More: Research, Medical Centers, Oncology, Waiting Rooms, Choice, Stress, Emotional Processing, Emotions, Self Esteem, Traditions, Urgent Care, Chemotherapy, Disease, Blood Tests, Analysis, Health Insurance, Red Tape, Doctors, Cancer, Second Opinions, Anxiety, Pixar, Power Port Flushes, Women News
Lisa Guest

I've been told I over-analyze things too much. I've been told I'm too sensitive about little things. I've been told I should grow a thicker skin. I like my skin thin.

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Labor Day in the City

Erica Abeel | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Highschool Humiliation, Losers, Holiday Weekends in the City, Labor Day, Renee-Zellweger, Self-Worth, Hospitals, Waiting Rooms, Watermill, New York News
Erica Abeel

Usually, I'll move heaven and hell to avoid spending Labor Day weekend in New York City. A shaky sense of self worth tells me I'm a loser if I'm stuck here during major holidays.

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