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About me - Pamela Rodriguez

I am just a simple girl living in a simple world, oh wait that was a barbie girl wasn't it?

Truthfully though that is just what I am, simple.

I live a simple, small, quiet life with my happy family and pets. I am a widow turned newlywed with 3 grown kids.

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Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss The challenges of being a widow: 8 of 12
DGI. Acronym, in the world of widowhood, referring to people who are not familiar with being a widow/er and they just "Don't Get It". If you ask a widow, he/she will more then likely say that dealing with DGI's is one of the most challenging aspects of becoming a widow. It can be frustrating and disheartening. It can be ange... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Would you rather be born rich or intelligent?: 49 of 70
Oh, well this is a no-brainer! Pardon the ham-handed reference, but intelligence wins hands down. How could it not? There is something to be said for being born into privilege and having things handed to you on a silver platter and not having to work at anything, other then perhaps trying to figure out what colour nail polis... More..
Relationships & Family > Online Dating Internet dating and the middle aged woman: 13 of 18
Personally as a middle aged woman ( what is that anyway?) I think it is the only way to go. Or At least I USED to think that... I have little interest to be seen at all the local night clubs, rather meat markets as I like to call them, getting blitzed and wondering just who it is that is laying next to me in bed the next mor... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss How to support someone while they mourn a death: 8 of 10
Supporting someone who is in the middle of the grief process is very much like a mine field, you should maneuver very carefully and let your instincts help to guide you. This culture that we live in is definitely not a grief friendly one, rather then acknowledge the extreme loss that someone has suffered we prefer to sweep i... More..
Relationships & Family > Blended Families Should you let your spouse adopt your child: 9 of 11
My 17 year old daughter came to my class 3 days ago, looking like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. Knowing my daughter, and knowing that she needed to talk to me, I immediately rounded up my students, gave them a task to do so I could take Sally aside and find out what was wrong. We stepped into the hall and... More..
Health & Fitness > Sexual Health Tips and tricks for a woman's healthy, active sex life: 13 of 15
I am a woman and I am 48 years old. Gads I hate seeing that typed in black print. 48. I remember when I was in high school and thinking ahead in my life as most young girls do, anything over the age of 40 just seemed like a waste to me. I mean 40! that is OLD. Why even bother, just shoot me when I turn 40. Well I turned 40 a... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Why renting a home might be better for you: 17 of 18
This is the question that rivals all questions it seems. I know that when I get together with a large group of people and our conversation turns to finances and investing (as it almost always does, don't ask me why - maybe I need to look for a new circle of friends huh? lol) It has an almost polarizing effect on us. If someo... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss How do you move on after the death of a loved one: 37 of 37
Moving on after the death of a loved one? hummmm I detest this statement. Especially in relation to the death of a spouse. It somehow suggests that widows/ers move on and leave their late spouse behind. Quite the contrary is true. We bring them with us as we continue living. We don't move on, we just move. We struggle with m... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death of a spouse: 4 of 4
"I am sorry, your husband has died - we did all we could...." the rest of the words echos off to someplace in oblivion. Words fall out of the attending physicians mouth in an effort to make me understand, but there is no understanding. Shock is beginning to take hold and it will be weeks before it loosens its grip on me. The... More..