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I quit smoking in the old days, back when the “tech support” options were not very advanced. There was no such thing as an electronic cigarette, and doctors weren’t routinely prescribing smoking-cessation medications.  I didn’t exactly have t [...]

Posted by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 14 days ago • View comments

Six years and about 35 pounds ago, I gazed at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. After six pregnancies and three births, I spoke out loud, "Okay, I’ve got to accept that this is what my middle-aged body is going to look like. It’s time to move on a [...]

Posted by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 28 days ago • View comments

I love writing about inspirational moments when parenthood meets life.  As one who has never been particularly good at small talk, I thrive when there are juicy lessons to learn and wisdom to glean.  My daughter (then age 12) came to an understa [...]

Posted by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 39 days ago • View comments

There is nothing worse than forced, obligatory enjoyment to bring on a solid bout of holiday blues. Seriously, it is absolutely no fun to be any place out of obligation, especially when nearly everyone else there is either:  Thrilled to be there, or [...]

Posted by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 56 days ago • View comments

I’ve had a lifetime love affair with sugar. To be honest, it’s more like an illicit affair. As a child, I would sneak hands full of Oreos into my room, eating chocolate wafers while watching “Gilligan’s Island.” Saving the best for last, I’d [...]

Posted by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 70 days ago • View comments

It happens every time I push myself past my physical limits. I’m not talking the extreme physical limits of marathons and climbing Everest – let’s not get carried away, here. I’m talking about when I get so engrossed with something happening in m [...]

Posted by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 78 days ago • View comments

When I grew up, it was a time of denial, not acceptance. “Retarded” was commonly used as a derogatory slur, and terms like “mental illness” and “depressed” were indistinguishable from crazy or bug-nuts.  People suffered silently, desperat [...]

Posted by Elaine Taylor-Klaus • 3 months ago • View comments