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My Most-Posted/Favorite Things + Thoughts on Aging

My Most-Posted/Favorite Things + Thoughts on Aging

Did the dinosaur confirm?

Laurel Pantin
Feb 24, 2023
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I thought last week was hectic, but this time around I’m….planning my kid’s birthday party.

Who knew the seventh circle of hell was trying to organize a birthday part for a 5 year old? Who knew the biggest trigger for my stress levels would be TRYING TO SECURE THE DINOSAUR PERFORMER. We go above and beyond and totally overboard and drown. But hopefully he loves it. I sure love him.

On top of it, work is taking off - which is EXACTLY what you want when you’re on your own. Things and people and projects are coming out of the woodwork and it feels so great. I shot something really gorgeous for ByGeorge this week, and I’m just so totally HAP-PEE, and I can’t wait to share that project with the world. Freelance is fantastic, yall. Here I am if you need me.

By Liana Finck and via her brilliant Substack

But I was thinking about is why it’s so painful to watch your kids get older. I have a lot of feelings about my baby turning 5, and of course, he’s so cute and squishy and was an adorable toddler…

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