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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 13h

The day after our younger daughter’s wedding, tired and happy and married for nearly 40 years.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you, dear one. Xx

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 7d

There are highs: An amazing wedding weekend filled with love and joy and reconnections.

There are lows: My huzz is now on furlough along with thousands of his civil-service colleagues.

There is the present moment: We maintain our health, continue to communicate, and remember to resist.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 8d

I thoughtlessly shared something misogynistic; my bad.

The mother of the son in question & I are lifelong/staunch feminists. We were raised in a time that didn’t always support our beliefs. I apologize.

My daughter is kind, loving, and compassionate. That’s what matters.

Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 8d

A decade or so ago, a friend’s son said of our younger daughter: “Most girls are either pretty, or nice, but E. is pretty AND nice.” Now she’s also a married woman! What an amazing celebration our family just shared.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 8d

I take your point.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 8d

How are youuuuuuu???

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 8d

A decade or so ago, a friend’s son said of our younger daughter: “Most girls are either pretty, or nice, but E. is pretty AND nice.” Now she’s also a married woman! What an amazing celebration our family just shared.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 8d

HAPPY MOUNTAIN DAY, SMITH ALUMS!

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 15d

And eat all of your delicious snacks (thinking of Les Revenants. . . )

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 15d

Dancing shoes for our younger daughter's Friday wedding:

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 15d

Superb!

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 15d

A sweet New Year to everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah today.

a sticker that says shana tova with a pomegranate holding a jar

ALT: a sticker that says shana tova with a pomegranate holding a jar

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 19d

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you!

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 20d

A bit of dark academia. . . Jury’s still out. . .

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 20d

Daughter’s wedding is a week from tomorrow. Other daughter arrives home on Saturday. I have 1,000 errands (give or take) to run tomorrow.

But at moment? Bride-to-be is at gym, huzz is at work, house is clean and quiet, AND I AM READING FOR PLEASURE.

Oh, also? Fuck fascism.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

Much better than my "Get lost, New Think Tank" idea

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

You ARE loved. You mean the only one who has never been legally hitched.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

The French! I mean, there's a French nursery school nearby. We must remain vigilant.

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you, my friend!

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

Many thanks!!

Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you, thank you. Xx

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Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

TYSM! :)

Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social · 21d

Amid all of this chaos and fascism, our family is experiencing the joy of a daughter's wedding in a little over a week. I've seen other friends' accounts of weddings, births, celebrations. I see you all. We are holding up love and hope even as we witness evil and repression.

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Reposted by Bethanne Patrick

Karen Palmer @karenpalmer.bsky.social · 22d

Pub day, and @thebookmaven.bsky.social profiled me for the Los Angeles Times. (It's behind a paywall, but yahoo news and aol news have it.)

tinyurl.com/ykph8xs7

On the run from her abusive ex for decades, she's now at home — in L.A. and with herself

Karen Palmer's memoir, 'She's Under Here,' details forgery, a child's kidnapping, a mental breakdown, struggles to stay afloat — and joy.

tinyurl.com

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