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“Too busy” and other personal tipping points

by Kristin on February 10, 2011

At what point, exactly, does “nice-busy” become “evil-busy”?

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Daily defying what it means to be a divorced-Christian-liberal-remarried-Midwestern-mommy-writer.

Lisa Colón DeLay: I’m tracking with you and felt relieved to read this. A lot has been bearing down on me and...

kt_writes: You would think by now, as grown women, we would be more accepting of our need for help! But I’m...

kt_writes: I was worried that my little mermaid *wouldn’t* be grateful—13-year-olds aren’t known for...

kt_writes: Thanks for the love and the empathy, Leigh!

Katie Noah Gibson: I love this post, and the image of you and Cyndi spending that afternoon together. And asking for...

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