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My son just found a 2026 wall calendar that he forgot to put up and said, "oh, well, there's always next year." No, there's not! That's the entire point of a yearly calendar!!

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I once uploaded some photos to Jib Jab to make a funny family card and 9 months later they sent me an email with my father-in-law's face on a vampire which would have been adorable if he hadn't passed away earlier that year.

"Hit the road, Jack," joke's on you, I have a flat tire and now help is on the way.

Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Can't think of the rain without the Kensington confrontation scene and here is one of my favorite lines in the book. It's interesting that the movie took a much softer approach with Alex in this scene.

Excerpt from Red, White & Royal Blue where Alex confronts Henry at Kensington Palace.

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If my laundry from this week was a novel, it would be called A Tale of Two Seasons.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Another day, another spectacular Zahra quote.

An excerpt from Red, White & Royal Blue where Zahra passionately expresses her desire for Alex to get along with Henry for PR purposes.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Me: Bye! Have a great day at school! Son: Thanks. See you later. Hopefully. Like, what am I supposed to do with that statement?!

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After several power failures, the control board on my microwave was fried. Instead of buying a new one, my husband bought a new control board and today we swapped them. I'm happy to say we did not electrocute ourselves and it is now working perfectly. Total cost $35.

If you are going to email a bunch of people and claim I didn't do my job, you better come with receipts because I definitely will.

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Another day, another amazing line from Zahra.

An excerpt from Red, White & Royal Blue where Zahra discovers Alex and Henry's relationship.

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I never knew pizza could stab me in the back but here we are.

AI picture where a pizza slice appears to be stabbing a boy scout in the back of his head.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Forest fire scene in Bambi. I had nightmares my house would burn down for years. I had to leave the room whenever a day care group or school would play it, which was more times than you would think.

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My family is not respecting my metamorphosis into an inert pile of matter.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Please everyone read this and have your tissue box on standby.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Did not go with the obvious one, instead this amazing monologue by Zahra on the plane during Operation Rescue Henry.

Excerpt from Red, White & Royal Blue of Zahra yelling at Shaan.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Went to an event today where organizers printed out shirts that had the volunteer's name followed by the area where they were assigned. Which works great in theory but causes confusion and anger when you have a volunteer named Christian assigned to the Kids Zone.

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If forgetting I had laundry in the machine was an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal.

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Was Geraldo Rivera involved with this?

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I went with the obvious one again.

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Odin: What the hell is with all this chaos? I thought you named yourself low key! Loki: Ah man, sorry, must have been autocorrect, which is ironic because I invented that.

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Everyone congratulate me on my new dream of opening a private school in Arizona. It will even comply with fire codes.

An image showing I could open a private school called Maverick Preparatory Academy in 18 states.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Four inches of height on him? I think you are rounding down, dear. #bookheight

An excerpt from Red, White & Royal Blue where Alex thinks Henry is about 4 inches taller than him.

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Last Day of Month: Oh thank goodness, a new month to reset, refresh, and renew. First Day of the Month: God I'm so fucking tired.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Three hotel suites. We know one was always going to be for Alex and Henry but what was the plan for the other two? 🤔

Excerpt from Red, White & Royal Blue where hotel plans post karaoke are discussed.

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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Son: Hey mom I'm going to help build the set for the high school play so I'll be using saws, nail guns, and drills. Me: (quietly googling prosthetic options) That's great hon.

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I'm glad Congress is finally investigating this.

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Please do not follow For I've forgotten where I Parked my car today A shopping haiku

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Well now they aren't unexpected. Way to spoil the surprise, Trader Joe's.

TJ's salad mix with unexpected cheddar cheese.

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Today is my husband's 50th birthday and my son's gift of a cold arrived just on time.

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This is really not helping "not a puppet" defense.

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www.thecut.com/article/case... Attention Liam reference!!!

Excerpt from article detailing a visit to a honky tonk with an old friend.

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Two parentheses enclosing 3,700 miles.

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I signed up last year and am renewing because Aaron's coverage is the tenuous link that is maintaining my sanity in this crazy political world.

Isn't a upstream timeout something they do to naughty Salmon?

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At College Night last night I approached the recruiter from my college and told him that my husband and I were Class of 99 and we just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. He told me he was also alumni, Class of 21. Which means he was born the year I graduated. I need to lay down.

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Starting it off with angst. The email leak.

Excerpt from Red, White & Royal Blue after the email leak.

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I am about to find out if it was a strategic error to paint my nails with glow in the dark polish this afternoon.

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Just finished College Night at my school and there were representatives from 133 schools. When I went to college there like 10 options, wtf happened?

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This was a tricky one today. I found an octagonal fountain that is on display in the Renaissance room that Alex and Henry wandered through in the V&A Museum.

Octagonal fountain on display at the V&A Museum.

A gay icon on display at the V&A Museum along with his boyfriend.

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Madonna just made a dad joke. This is the weirdest VMAs.

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Nothing has made me feel older than a member of Nirvana looking like a high school principal.

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