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

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

Mary Schmich · Age

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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.

Death

Mary Schmich

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

Jealousy

Mary Schmich

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

Movies

Mary Schmich

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

Food