Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem

Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem

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  • Create Date：2022-10-02 18:21:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Laurie Notaro
  • ISBN：B09Q83PG3N
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Reviews

C。 Morse ，

I'm an Oregonian a couple years ahead of Laurie;I've had many similar experiences with aging but I lack the verbal wit。 I appreciate that our mindset is not so personalized， easily outraged and sensitive as more recent generations。Some chapters and stories are laugh - out - loud; some are quirky or somewhat serious。 All very relatable， and 4-5 stars were in mind for quite a while。 Loss down to 3 as I just don't have an appreciation for gratuitous potty mouth; and while I feel I have a decent sen I'm an Oregonian a couple years ahead of Laurie;I've had many similar experiences with aging but I lack the verbal wit。 I appreciate that our mindset is not so personalized， easily outraged and sensitive as more recent generations。Some chapters and stories are laugh - out - loud; some are quirky or somewhat serious。 All very relatable， and 4-5 stars were in mind for quite a while。 Loss down to 3 as I just don't have an appreciation for gratuitous potty mouth; and while I feel I have a decent sense of humor， a couple stories went too far。 。。。more

Ewoltemath ，

If you are a generation X women and want to laugh at yourself。 。 。 Ms。 Notaro made me laugh out loud （Lol for the non corded telephone generations）。 I did not feel like I was laughing at someone but with a close friend that I just told I tested I my new found superpower of invisibility over a glass of wine。 In my imagination， I would have Laurie respond， "Yeah， you too。" It was the best thing that I have read in a long time because it was pertinent to my age， experience， and life's reality as a If you are a generation X women and want to laugh at yourself。 。 。 Ms。 Notaro made me laugh out loud （Lol for the non corded telephone generations）。 I did not feel like I was laughing at someone but with a close friend that I just told I tested I my new found superpower of invisibility over a glass of wine。 In my imagination， I would have Laurie respond， "Yeah， you too。" It was the best thing that I have read in a long time because it was pertinent to my age， experience， and life's reality as a women ages and one that does not think Cindy Crawford's melons （infomercial for face cream involving a honeydew like pumpkin kin， not Victoria's Secrets model definitions） is really needed， but contemplated at some point。 If that is you， this is the book for you。 It made me embrace my crecky knees but also that core peaceful sense of self that is growing with every grey hair。 This is totally a "Reality Bites" plus 20 to 30。 。。。more