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Great book club book!! We loved it! It’s a fun read,but it beautifully captures the power of connection and how easily we are Incrementally we slide away from what we value most. Our book club happens to all be mothers of daughters; so the book also generated some interesting conversation on our experiences, our mothers reported experiences and how we helped ( or not do much) our daughters when having their period.

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Thanks so much, Martina!! I loved meeting with your group. (Daughters included!)

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I'm quitting my book club, but I did just subscribe to your newsletter! Does that count for anything?

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haha -- I appreciate it! Sending you a virtual grab bag. :-D

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I'm sadly not in a book club so I'm not emailing to get a free gift, but the 12 and Pinball animation brings me back to my childhood... that was my FAVORITE clip on Sesame Street!! So fun to watch it again; thank you for digging that up and sharing. Will definitely be reading your book on my own : )

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https://youtu.be/0b-v-wMR69k?feature=shared Hi Jane, loved everything about your post : ). The link I shared is the counting to 5 song I use in my pre-school classroom everyday : )

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ooh, good one!

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Well you already zoomed with my bookclub so too late for this one—but highly recommend to others! We all need a funny yet highly relevant novel. Bonus if you’re a bookclub of a certain perimenopausal age.

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Thank you Kristin!!

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Shared. I’m wondering if there was an early porch pirate in your neighborhood. Currently I’m waiting for a package that never arrives, and feeling some of your young pain.

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I love the nostalgia in this newsletter about longing for a Sesame Street Grab Bag. The idea of receiving a surprise gift in the mail sounds exciting! Brilliant writing 💌🌟.

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Gah! Our book club read Society of Shame too early! I mean, it was fantastic having you and we all had a blast and I've been recommending the book to everyone ever since, but maybe I should've held out for an inflatable swan...

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If this works then I'm gonna... Nah. But Jane let us know how it goes, and good luck!

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