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“For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.”

Mary Schmich · Food

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You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.

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Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

Jealousy

Mary Schmich

I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation.

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Mary Schmich

Like many women my age, I am 28 years old.

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