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Behind Every Great Woman–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself with a Feminist

Posted on January 24, 2017January 23, 2017 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, If you decide you do not want or need a partner in this life, honey, I shall… Read more Behind Every Great Woman–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself with a Feminist

Picking Out Curtains–On the Occasion that the World is Not Such a Beautiful Place

Posted on October 13, 2016October 14, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, Recently, your father and I celebrated our sixth year of marriage to each other. It was a… Read more Picking Out Curtains–On the Occasion that the World is Not Such a Beautiful Place

Syncing Instead of Drowning–In Which Your Parents Get Back on Track

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, The blogger SmirkPretty once made a comment to me which included this quotation from Thich Nhat Hanh:… Read more Syncing Instead of Drowning–In Which Your Parents Get Back on Track

The Talk, Part 8 of 10,000–In Which I Introduce Heteronormativity

Posted on October 13, 2015October 14, 2015 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, Let’s start with the clear admission of my privilege: I “present” as a cis-gendered female (i.e. the… Read more The Talk, Part 8 of 10,000–In Which I Introduce Heteronormativity

Ten Ten–In Which Your Parents’ Marriage Turns Five Years Old

Posted on October 10, 2015October 9, 2015 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, I admit it. Your milestones aren’t the only the ones I’ve been keeping track of. You see,… Read more Ten Ten–In Which Your Parents’ Marriage Turns Five Years Old

A Way of Being Invisible–In Which I Remember and Project

Posted on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, My father had a way of talking through his teeth that always terrified me. My mother had… Read more A Way of Being Invisible–In Which I Remember and Project

But We Live Here–In Which I Discuss the Perils of Housekeeping

Posted on July 27, 2015September 9, 2015 by dearlilyjune

Dear Lily June, They say the first year of marriage is the hardest. “They” are not wrong. Between the tornado… Read more But We Live Here–In Which I Discuss the Perils of Housekeeping

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