Renee Tanner
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Graphic designer. Writer. Empty-Nester. Widow. Scared. Blessed. Hopeful.
Petoskey
Joined January 2012
Parents of high school seniors: You’re halfway through this year of ‘lasts.’
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Even as they approach “young adult” status, my kids have moments like this, where they are just being kids. This column was written and published in February of 2011 when my firstborn w…
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In debt? Us, too. A debt confession
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Never forget where you came from.
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To tell or not to tell your kids about your wily past?
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Image from Pixabay First published Feb. 1, 2013 One day when my oldest was 13, they sprung a question on me. It’s not the question you’re thinking. (I’ll have you know, I began t…
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You can use Twitter to find yourself a pen pal from across the globe
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Image from Pixabay First published Jan. 4, 2013 I wasn’t sure what to expect when I created my twitter account less than a year ago. I thought, “How is this going to be any different th…
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Our own, modern-day ‘Footloose’ a grinding issue?
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Image from Pixabay First published Dec. 7, 2012 The first time I heard about this business of grinding was three years ago when my kid came home from their first high school dance. Here’s ho…
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When you have no reason to say ‘No’ to your kids, good things can happen
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First published Nov. 9, 2012 Photo from Pexels.com If your kids give you no reason to say no, what other choice do you have? Years ago I wrote a short blog about saying yes to your child every once…
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Birthday thrills melt with heat of too many candles (or) Why can’t birthdays be fun again?
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Published Sept. 28, 2012 pixabay What do I want for my birthday? I don’t know. I truly do not know. The 10-year-old me, who relished in delicious suspense days before my birthday, would be quick to…
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I WILL pay money to see @JoshBlueComedy or @AidenBryantAGT Can't say the same for the winner of this season's AGT. So disappointed. What were you thinking, America? #AGTResults
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Opinion: This world needs less of it, yet controversy does indeed make for a good read
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When a friend urges me to stir the pot with my column, I take heed and boldly voice some unpopular opinions
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Aidan killed it. Josh Blue is my absolute fave. I love the quick change act. I'd pay a ticket price for any one of them. #agtfinals
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Never in my life thought I'd be seeing a plastic surgeon. Yet here I sit, wasting time on Twitter as I wait for the door to the examination room to open. #cancersucks
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Can't wait! 🤩
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Beware of sad smiles
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Just because someone is always smiling, it doesn’t mean they are OK. Be kind.
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Me? Change my mind? No way. Well, maybe. OK
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As a young parent, I was steadfast in my decisions and rules. But then things changed.
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OMG, that last week before college drop-off
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In the final week of summer, before taking my firstborn off to college, excitement and dread collide
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