According to Trish

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Month: October 2013

  • Dating. Why bother?

    You’ve all heard plenty of my dating observations on the old bloggity over the years. Just wanted to share the view from the other side (of the country and the gender divide). Here’s a piece from a single dad in LA breaking down the dating scene there. [I was struck by how driving/parking plays such…

  • Talking to myself at the end of a long day

    And tonight I ask myself this: “Patricia, did we do a good job of modeling patience and understanding for our children tonight?” And I answer: “Uh, no. No we didn’t.” “Can we do better tomorrow?” “I’ll try. But … they’re so whiny. And they argue so much …” “Patricia …” “And they never stop needing…