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It is what it is…
I realize going into this piece that this phrase is one of the least popular collection of words around. It probably ranks in popularity with phrases like: Your significant other saying: “I just want to be friends” The I.R.S. saying: “We’re here to help” And your doctor’s office calling and saying: “Your test results came in. The Doctor would like to see you in his office…” (Well, maybe not quite that bad…). On the scale of most used phrases and most useful phrases, this ranks pretty high in DaFaDa’s household. To most people, I think the annoyance felt upon hearing this phrase comes from their assumption that this comment is…
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One day at a time…
One day at a time; I’m told I say it a lot. I must because my daughter has it tattooed on her foot! I should explain: My youngest daughter is 23; she lives at home while she is going to college. She is not huge into tattoos like her brother is, but she does have a few here and there. She came to me one day, gave me a pen and a piece of paper and told me to write down the following: “One day at a time”. At the time, she did not tell me what it was for until I had finished writing it and she had taken…
