Ready for My Close-Up

The Hardest Scene a Single Parent Will Ever Perform

Jen Frost
Jen Frost
Nov 5 · 3 min read
Photo by Peter Lewicki on Unsplash

I love watching award shows. I am that person that watches the red carpet and makes snarky or funny comments on social media over the course of the evening. I also try to cram in all the movies during the weeks leading up to the show. A lot of times, the Oscar will be awarded to an actor who portrayed a real person — either historic of…

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Jen Frost

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Jen Frost

Chicago-based mother, daughter, sister, friend, marketer and writer. Known to play guitar, bake, tickle my son, laugh-snort, travel, snap photos, eat & wine.

A Little Touch of Frost

Writing down all the stuff in my head as I travel through middle-age as a divorced single, working, mom, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, writer, traveler, iPhone photographer, wine(r), eater and melancholy music-enthusiast. I grew up in Paris and London, so that is here too.

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