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Don’t Get Married Before Reading This Post

July 10, 2020
(I okayed it with Sean ...
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Parents And The Inevitability Of Time

February 27, 2018
Around the time I got ...
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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby

February 14, 2018
Disclaimer: this post will probably ...
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On Happiness And Good Friends

January 30, 2018
I discovered one of the ...
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City Life

6 Things I Loathe About The Coronavirus Season

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by Tania Filidis / September 14, 2020

Life is still not back to normal, or what was “normal” before the coronavirus wreaked havoc on this world. So I give myself permission…

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Parenthood

The Truth About Other People’s Kids

by Tania Filidis / September 6, 2020

I have a dirty little secret. I don’t like all kids the same. I like my kids and sometimes I like other kids too.…

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Relationships

Don’t Get Married Before Reading This Post

by Tania Filidis / July 10, 2020

(I okayed it with Sean first, and he graciously offered this title). Does it sometimes mildly annoy you to see all the perfect pictures…

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City Life

Cloudy With a Chance of Mid-Life Crisis

by Tania Filidis / July 3, 2020

Mid-life crisis. I think I caught it. All the symptoms are showing. In my 20s I was full of energy and was looking forward…

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City Life

Back to Life, Back to Reality

by Tania Filidis / June 26, 2020

It’s been a while since I have written anything here. It was a rough season for me. Many ups and downs. More downs. And…

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City Life

Hot Mamas In Bikinis

by Tania Filidis / August 31, 2018

The last days of summer are upon us. Toviy and I went to the new open-air swimming pool yesterday. It looked like a huge…

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Parenthood

Every Ordinary Wonder

by Tania Filidis / May 4, 2018

How can children be so carefree? They are not stupid. We all know that kids are very smart. But they just chill, laugh, enjoy…

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Relationships

Parents And The Inevitability Of Time

by Tania Filidis / February 27, 2018

Around the time I got married and settled into life in the Netherlands, people told me I would miss my parents less and less…

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Relationships

Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby

by Tania Filidis / February 14, 2018

Disclaimer: this post will probably be more interesting for practicing Christians. Most Christians still don’t have sex before they get married. And those who’ve…

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City Life

Your Focus Determines Your Reality

by Tania Filidis / February 7, 2018

“You are just one big feeling, with eyes, lips, and ears,” said Sean. Why do our emotions (more for women than for men, usually) seem so…

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About Me

About Me
My name is Tania. I am Ukrainian, married to an American, living in the Netherlands. Passionate mother of two young wildlings — Toviy and Luka. I like to read, eat and sleep. When I am not engaged in these self-indulgent activities … read more
  • City Life September 14, 2020
    6 Things I Loathe About The Coronavirus Season
  • The truth about other people's kids
    Parenthood September 6, 2020
    The Truth About Other People’s Kids
  • Relationships July 10, 2020
    Don’t Get Married Before Reading This Post
  • Cloudy With a Chance of Mid-Life Crisis
    City Life July 3, 2020
    Cloudy With a Chance of Mid-Life Crisis
  • Back to Life, Back to Reality
    City Life June 26, 2020
    Back to Life, Back to Reality
  • Hot mamas in bikinis
    City Life August 31, 2018
    Hot Mamas In Bikinis
  • Toviy's Eyes
    Parenthood May 4, 2018
    Every Ordinary Wonder
  • Parents and the Inevitability of Time
    Relationships February 27, 2018
    Parents And The Inevitability Of Time
  • Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
    Relationships February 14, 2018
    Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
  • Your Focus Determines Your Reality
    City Life February 7, 2018
    Your Focus Determines Your Reality

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