Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Competitiveness breeds Stupidity
Alex at Late Enough threw down her gauntlet and I picked it up, accepting the challenge. Yes, I will be kicking her sorry ass in the ultimate competition. It’s the my-kid-will-watch-less-TV-this-week-than-your-kid challenge. Take that Alex! You are going down sister! No, I am not competitive at all. Ok, so maybe Alex and I aren’t really…
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Nesting with an Empty Womb
I am being obsessive and maybe a little crazy. There is this uncontrollable urge in me to clean and purge. I started to worry, but then I found a great article in Parenting Weekly to assuage my fears. I discovered this obsession is completely natural. Here’s a quote explaining what is happening to me right…
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Shiny Happy People
Do you ever feel dread at the beginning of the week, knowing what is ahead of you? That was my week this week. This was the first week of summer break for my children and what I wanted to do was play with my kids, pack picnic dinners to take to the pool, read a…
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Free to Be You and Me
“Boys are more competitive than girls.” “Boys play more sports than girls.” These are comments made by my son (Monkey) last Friday while we were having lunch with his sister (Princess Daisy). I know my son said these things because I saw his lips moving and the sounds were coming from his mouth. Otherwise, I…
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Girls’ Weekend Part 2: Racing and Friendship
If you didn’t read my last post, click HERE to read Girls’ Weekend Part 1. While it was unspoken between us, I think AC and I shared the belief that we might cross the finish line in an ambulance. The reason for this pessimism was the lack of training for both of us. We were…
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