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Sep 11

A Lazy Woman Goes Up a Lazy River

Featuring one lazy river, two teenagers, and one woman who should have just taken them for ice cream

A black-and-white photo of a woman who looks uncomfortable in the water.

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Grandma Power

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Jul 1

When the Generation Gap is Too Wide to Cross

Granddaughter Asks the Questions and a Grandmother Wanders Off Script

When the Generation Gap is Too Wide to Cross

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Jul 2

The Day My Bras Joined the Women’s Movement

My granddaughters asked about Women’s Lib. Ten minutes later, one was protesting cauliflower and the other was selling my bras.

A bra hanging on a tree branch.

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Jul 10

Relatives, Bargains, and Other Things That Don’t Exist Anymore

You needed anything? A relative would tell you where to get it, whether you asked or not.

Relatives, Bargains, and Other Things That Don’t Exist Anymore

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Jul 3

The Day My Husband Discovered His “Mediterranean Skin Tone”

Every marriage has one ongoing argument

The Day My Husband Discovered His “Mediterranean Skin Tone”

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1d ago

Everyone Gets a Prize Now — Even the Baby

If one more kid gets a medal for showing up, I’m giving myself a trophy for not screaming.

A small gold trophy cup.

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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What Most People Get Wrong About Today’s Great-Grandmothers

Why the rocking chair is empty

An older woman with white hair wears a white-and-pink floral dress, pearls around her neck, and a pink sweater. She holds a walker, with a white-and-pink floral-trimmed purse hanging from it. In the background, a pink, gray, and white armchair with rolled arms sits next to a table with a doily cover. On the chair sits a cat.

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2d ago

When My Granddaughter Chose Potato Pancakes Over Sugar Plums

She begged me to make a potato pancake costume, but I can’t sew

Crispy potato pancakes and a tiny cup of sour cream.

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Never Stop Writing

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2d ago

The Alaskan Bear We Swear Was There

A busload of seniors, a distant dot, and a lot of wishful seeing

An Alaskan Bear

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5d ago

The State Line That Killed My Dream of a New Car

Kansas worked a miracle until we crossed into Missouri

A 1980s Ford Crown Victoria is parked in a driveway.

Judi Veoukas

Judi Veoukasshe

Former humor columnist who found Medium by accident & stayed. Illinois Press Association winner, formerly a writing tutor, and currently a regenerated writer.

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