Holding the Strings

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  1. When Karma Gets the Last Laugh, It Sounds More Like Ho Ho Ho Than Ha Ha Ha

    8/29/11 10:03am by Holding the Strings
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    The last time I entered the library was June 24. I remember specifically because as the librarian was checking out the 18 children’s books I’d hastily plucked off the shelves while trying to keep two small children from committing any crimes related to county property, she greeted me with “Merry Half-Christmas Eve!!”  Read more >

  2. Dear Insecurities: You Don't Get To Win

    6/21/11 6:19pm by Holding the Strings
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    I have this recurring daydream where I’m in a terrible accident and have one of my legs amputated. Sometimes both of them are gone, and I’m pushed around in a wheelchair by my husband, who assures me he still loves me just the same as he always did. As he wheels me around I look down at the nothingness that used to be my ability to run and dance, and I try like hell to remember what I looked like and felt like with all my limbs intact. In the dream I love them, my poor hacked-off legs, with a passion generally reserved for treasured family members and dark chocolate.  Read more >

  3. Feeling Your Way Through Life: On Using Your Hands

    2/2/11 12:00pm by Holding the Strings
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    Grocery Hands

    I had a blind bagger at the grocery store today. I know those who can’t see feel their way through life, but something about this man being able to identify and categorize by touch every single thing the store sells in a split second was impressive. He had a whole system in place, with multiple bags set open in front of him as his hands separated and positioned things into place.  Read more >

  4. Power Hungry

    7/21/09 7:08pm by Holding the Strings
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    When I was 20 I had a brief fling with anorexia. (Believe me, I roll my eyes just thinking about how cliche that is, the stressed-out college coed who suddenly starts to starve herself.)  Read more >

  5. Summer Vaca: Time to Step Back and Lighten Up

    5/26/09 7:13pm by Holding the Strings
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    I’ve decided to take a summer vacation ... from myself. Specifically, from my overparenting, overworrying, overstressed self, the one who’s dealing with heart palpitations that are literally sending me to the doctor this week.   Read more >

Robyn Passante

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Robyn Passante
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I'm a mother of two young boys and a former newspaper editor who traded in deadlines for diapers almost four years ago. Now I am a freelance writer and editor, and I blog about life, parenting, spirituality and whatever else comes up on Holding the Strings.

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