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The Legacy I Want to Leave Behind

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I’m fortunate to have both a daughter and a son. What this also means is that I also get to battle all kinds of dumb messages about gender roles and crappy societal ideas. The messages my son will grow up...

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Catch up on the Last Few Weeks

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Since I write for and contribute to other fabulous websites like Women Who live on Rocks and Expat Village, I don’t always publish my newest posts here. Bu that doesn’t mean you should have to miss out.  Don’t forget to...

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Perfect Timing: The Day I Became a Mother

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Like most women, the day I became a mother was a blur. “What? Why didn’t you wake me?!” He shouted in a calm panic. “I didn’t want to bother you if I wasn’t sure.” “Doctor Fernandez said if it lasts...

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What if They Fly?

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Half way there I stopped dead in my tracks, “Maybe this isn’t a good idea.”“We don’t have to do it.” Husband answered swiftly because he, too, was unsure about the decision we were making.“I just feel like maybe we’re rushing...

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Road to an Imperfect Life: Week 15 – For Whom the Belly Tolls #itsarevolutionbitches

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Like all mothers, I dreamed of being brave, selfless, loving, and hot. Yes, you heard me. Hot. What?! I’m just being honest. Of course, hot wasn’t the first thing on my list, but it was definitely on the short list....

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Stereotypical Family Personas in my Abroad Life

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Quick Link: 13 Expat Family PersonasWhat is a family? When we leave our blood families behind – for whatever reasons – we grow nervous that we can never rebuild what we had. Families are really a group of people bonded by...

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7 Reasons It’s Good to Be Back in the Dominican Republic

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After 3 months (the longest stretch I have been home to NJ since moving) of living the gypsy life, which Husband and I have come to know as our summers home, I have finally returned to our abroad home in Santo...

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Birthday Party, Disney Style

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  • Family, Fiesta Forever: A Party Planning Series

Parents know that birthday parties are always more work than you originally plan. I always have the intention of keeping it *simple* but unless simple means gala-style, I don’t do simple – one of those unavoidable truths I’m going to...

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This Dominican Dictionary is la Vaina!

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Quick Link: Dominican Dictionary Today I’m writing over at the fabulous Women Who Live on Rocks about the DOMINICAN DICTIONARY Since any place you visit will have its own cultural dictionary, I decided to school you on the terms you...

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Tragic with a Side of Guillotine: A Milestone

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“You could cut his hair short on the sides and keep the top long and style it up.”  “And then I could just move to Brooklyn with my hipster kid too?  “Heepster? Que es eso?”  and this was 5 months ago…...

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Jennifer Legra ⎮ Author

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Jennifer Legra is a writer, personal growth mentor, and community consultant that helps people uncork and savor their best lives. Drinking the Whole Bottle was created as a reminder that each person can create a delicious life by celebrating small moments, finding magic in the mundane, and making choices in the direction of the life they want. Our lives are a collection of our days, collect them with wonder. She has been featured in leading media outlets. She currently lives in Mexico with her Husband, kids, and rescue dogs.

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