High School
Dear Elli, You turned fourteen this week, and you'll be off to high school next month. I still don't really understand how the hell this...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Jul 16, 20234 min read
Bob Dylan
Dear Elli, Last night in the car, a Bob Dylan song came on. It's on my playlist not because I love Bob Dylan, but because Grandpa Gordon...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Jun 24, 20233 min read
Submarines
Dear Elli, This week, a tourism submarine imploded with five super-rich people on board. They all died. I didn't pay a whole lot of...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
May 13, 20233 min read
Mother's Day
Dear Elli, It's been almost a year since I last wrote you, and that's dumb. I apologize. I could say I've been busy and that's true,...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Feb 12, 20234 min read
Gold Stars
Dear Elli, You're the light of my life, and I can't imagine life without you. That said, parenting stresses me the hell out. It's the...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Jul 31, 20223 min read
Joy and Elton John
Dear Elli, I had one of the most amazing experiences of my life last night. I saw Elton John in concert. I know you don't care much...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Jun 3, 20226 min read
18 Years
Dear Elli, Your dad and I just celebrated our 18th Wedding Anniversary. I've been married to him for as long as it takes to raise a kid...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
May 13, 20225 min read
Family Ties
Dear Elli, I've been thinking about something a lot lately. Something that's been bothering the shit out of me. It's this cultural...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Apr 23, 20224 min read
Proud
Dear Elli, It's been awhile. I know, I'm sorry. It's been a crazy year. I just want to say right this very moment how proud I am of...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Jan 2, 20225 min read
Happy New Year
Dear Elli, Wow! What a year we just finished. 2021 was a heart breaker. Some years are like that. It wasn't my first tough year, and...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Letters
Dear Elli, We've been going through Grandpa Gordon's stuff lately. We're trying to get the house ready to sell, which let me tell you is...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Joy
Dear Elli This is a photo of your Great Grandma Edgecomb. Grandpa Gordon's mom. My grandma. Gertrude Edgecomb, aka "Boots". I've seen...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Aug 6, 20216 min read
Grief
Dear Elli, You looked at me dead in the eyes a couple weeks ago and said, "You process grief in a really weird way." I actually laughed...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Aug 1, 20212 min read
Dreams
Dear Elli, People say our loved ones come to us in our dreams. To reassure us. To let us know they are okay. I don't know if I believe...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Jul 31, 20213 min read
Happy Birthday, Dad
Dear Dad, Today is your 70th Birthday. It's a damn shame you aren't here to celebrate, because I had really big party plans for you this...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Dec 31, 20207 min read
Karin
Dear Michelle, The world lost a real one on New Year's Day. My God. Your mom was amazing. So amazing. She wasn't one in a million. ...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Dec 30, 20204 min read
Happy New Year!
Dear Elli, Holy Mother of God, sweet baby Jesus in Heaven Happy New Year! I drank a very sizable margarita at dinner, did a shot of...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Nov 28, 20203 min read
Middle School
Dear Elli, Middle school sucks. You're mean. All of you are mean. Awkward. Weird. Middle school kids. You and I talk. Thank God. ...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Nov 23, 20204 min read
ADHD
Dear Elli, You came home from school today, set your bookbag down, pulled your mask off, smiled your most beautiful happy smile, and said...
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Jennifer Edgecomb Odom
Nov 5, 20204 min read
Magical Shit
Dear Elli, 2020 has been a shit year. A total shitshow shit-a-rama shitfest. It's been one ridiculously awful thing after another, all...
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