Thirty-Ish Guide

FYI about Thirty-Ish posts:

These mini episodes are actually based on real life stories that have been told to me or I've experienced first-hand. Sometimes I may combine two or more stories to create an episode.

For example, the first episode stems from my own experience with anti-anxiety medication that my doctor prescribed for my nerves during that time of the month. At the same time, I've spoken with so many of my girlfriends who are on one type of medication or another for anxiety, depression and sleep deprivation. Although I'm cynical about those topics in my writings, these things have become a major issue for many woman AND men in America--just check-out all the commercialized prescriptions on the matter.

The second episode about the child putting his mom's toothbrush in the toilet stems from three stories. My mom once had a client who'd told her that her son used the bathroom toilet bowl brush to brush his teeth! At another time, a friend of mine said that when she was little, she used to bring her mother ice cold glasses of water, and her mom, curious one day about this delicious water, followed her child to see where she was getting it from. Of course, from the episode, we know it was from the toilet. Lastly, when Sir was one-and-a-half (in the fall of 2006), he became obsessed with toilets. Many times I caught him at OTHER people's houses playing in the toilet, soaked and wet! Yuck!

So these episodes are about real happenings that are brought to light during group sessions with a roomful of women who are in their thirties.

Welcome to Crazy World, where all the dark secrets of women living in their thirties are exposed. Don't be ashamed of eavesdropping. And leave my characters some words of advice or stories of your own. When leaving comments, don't be afraid to be firm and strong in your responses, the characters aren't real, and thus, won't respond back with any lip action.

I'm out!

Miss Nikki Ann

Thirty-Ish: Part Two

The setting: A roomful of 30-something-year-old women.

Action: Linda stands up, wringing her hands.

Dialogue: Hi, my name is Linda, I'm 30-ish, welcome to the world of crazy. For weeks now, my 4-year-old had kindly been bringing me my toothbrush every morning, right after I get out of bed. And this morning I reallly had to go to the potty...um...I mean, bathroom, so I couldn't wait on him. As I walked into the bathroom, I caught him gently swooshing my toothbrush around in the toilet bowl before applying the toothpaste. (**Linda turns and faces Miss Nikki Ann**) And yes, Miss Nikki Ann, I am on Prozac and have a tendency to share my medications with any needy mom. Call me if you need to, girl. And tell your father I said great job on letting Sir run like a crazy person into a road that could have easily been filled with racing cars and ice cream trucks.

To be continued...

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Thirty-Ish: Part One

The Setting: A roomful of 30-something-year-old women.

Action: Miss Nikki Ann raises her hand and stands up.

Dialogue: "Hi, my name is Miss Nikki Ann. I'm 30-ish. Welcome to the world of crazy. And why in the hell didn't anyone in the room tell me they were on Adapin, Allegron, Celexa, Cymbalta, Lexapro, Lorazepam, Paxil, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Zispin, Coffee, Cigarettes...?"

To be continued...