Jaime Pollard-Smith
Happy Mother(ing) Day
This past Sunday I felt more like a daughter than a mother. And when I looked at my husband, he didn’t look like a father; he looked...
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"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place." - Unknown
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Apr 30, 20184 min
She's The Ann To My Lucy
My best friend is from Mars, and I am from Venus. We compliment each other really well, but I have also threatened to take us to marital...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Mar 5, 20182 min
Mother is a Verb
“You have always been an example of strength to your friends. I say all this to say I love you so much, and I am so proud of you.” -email...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Feb 26, 20184 min
If I Could Be Oprah For A Day
Do you remember when Oprah used to do her free car giveaway? For one of her shows, every single unsuspecting audience member received a...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Feb 19, 20183 min
Becoming
“At some point you have to start becoming something. You can’t just unbecome into nothing.” One of my coworkers and friends is a...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Dec 18, 20174 min
Let's Have a Word About 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, I have spent hours in reflection. It has been a big year in many ways. I have laughed, cried, lost, hurt, loved...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Dec 4, 20173 min
Cozy
I am a word person. How and why we use them matters to me. They weigh on my heart and mind. I can retrace my past through phases of...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Sep 11, 20175 min
Life of the Party
I dreaded it for weeks. Calling it a “celebration of life” did not make it seem less like a funeral. I was battling the finality of Mom’s...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Aug 28, 20173 min
Submarine Living
“These people who have lost someone look naked because they think themselves invisible.” ― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking I...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Aug 21, 20174 min
The Right Place at the Right Time
And when it's over, it's over. Last week, I told a few of my best friends that I had decided everything was going to be okay. Mom was...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Aug 14, 20174 min
I Am Not Afraid
"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship." -Louisa May Alcott I went on a walk with a close family friend last...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Jul 24, 20173 min
Mom's Long Journey Home
“Where is your dad?” My kids were in a trance staring at the television. I just finished cleaning up after feeding everyone dinner. My...
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Apr 3, 20175 min
My Daughter Sees Me
There was the time that my daughter used writing to breathe new life into me. On this day, I realized my nine year old had seen me, the real
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Jaime Pollard-Smith
Feb 13, 20174 min
Have the Talk
I try not to dwell on the missed opportunity and perhaps consider it to be one last lesson my mom taught me. “Seize the moment, Jaime. Don’t
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