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  • The Last Time

    Jennifer Savage December 9, 2019 essays

    Savagemama plans on heading back to South Carolina to celebrate her 20-year high school reunion. And hopedully she will arrive having just recovered from another case of the last times.

    time, motherhood, real, parenting, life, family, identity, letting go

    Cleaning Out

    Jennifer Savage November 25, 2019 essays

    Savagemama feels lighter after cleaning out and getting rid of junk before a big move.

    savagemama, mamalode, parenting, packing, moving, sentimental

    Ceremony

    Jennifer Savage November 13, 2019 essays

    Savagemama is hoping for a do over as she packs up her farmhouse to move into town for the second time.

    packing, moving, ceremony, illness, savagemama, sentimental, mamalode, mothering, parenting

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    Jennifer Savage November 1, 2019 essays

    Savagemama is packing her things in preparation for their families move into a 282 square foot apartment.

    space, moving, apartment, country home, packing, debt, motherhood, parenting

    Side of the Road

    Jennifer Savage October 17, 2019 essays

    Stuck on the side of the road with a gas can in one hand, husbands in the other.

    road trip, gas, marriage, dirty laundry, motherhood, parenting

    Grandparent Camp

    Jennifer Savage October 5, 2019 essays

    Savagemama's distant idea of leaving the kids with the grandparents for a week becomes a reality.

    grandparents, trip, motherhood, parenting, portland, summer, quiet, camp

    The Beginning

    Jennifer Savage September 22, 2019 essays

    An aging grandfather sheds light on character of husband and the long span of marriage.

    husband, marriage, grandparents, character, motherhood, daughter, parenting

    Stumped

    Jennifer Savage September 11, 2019 Elementary School

    Savagemama struggles with professional ambition.

    death, accident, neighbors, community, career, ambition, reality, identity

    When Lice Attack

    Jennifer Savage August 31, 2019 Elementary School

    Mom found lice infested in her daughters hair.  The sight of the bugs will haunt her for the rest of her life.

    lice, hygiene, school, daughters, nits, anxiety, laundry, bugs

    On the Lips

    Jennifer Savage August 17, 2019 essays

    They have discovered something that is relegated to the grown up world or, even better, the teenage one.

    sex, kissing, daughters, anatomy
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