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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
By Robin Finn — She’s sweaty. She has to pee. She’s got 3 young adults. No wonder she can’t sleep.(Photo: Steven Pahel/Unsplash)
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
May 24, 2023
Letting Go of Failure — And Everything Else That Didn’t Turn Out Like I Planned
I laugh when I…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
May 22, 2023
What’s A ‘Good Word’ Between Family?
For a genetically competitive group of wordies, we keep it a
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
May 4, 2023
None of My Kids Ever Came When I Called — Why Should the Dog?
I do not think dog training is going to…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jul 5, 2022
It’s My 25th Wedding Anniversary and I Still Don’t Eat Oysters
Thirty years of friendship to celebrate…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jun 8, 2022
Despite the Fantasy, Adulthood Didn’t Turn Out To Be ‘Smooth Sailing’
I spent most of my mom years…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Apr 7, 2022
I Fantasize About the Library
I went down into the stacks alone and, for hours, I focused.
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Mar 30, 2022
Why Ditching Your Spouse and the Kids Isn’t the Only Way to Find Yourself
Before believing in leaving…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Mar 22, 2022
Which is Worse, Parenting Or Dieting?
With dieting, at least I know what I am about to bite into.
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Nov 1, 2021
Midlife Is More Than Just An ‘Empty Nest’
Absent parents, absent kids, and feeling absent from…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Oct 25, 2021
Road Map for Midlife
I think about the different doors that have opened and shut in my life and ask…
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