Accession

The Word of the Day for March 25 is "accession."

accession: (noun) The attainment of a dignity or rank.

Synonym: attainment, addition, inheritance,

Usage: The circumstance which chiefly availed was the marriage of his daughter with a man of fortune and consequence, which took place in the course of the summer -- an accession of dignity that threw him into a fit of good humour, from which he did not recover till after Eleanor had obtained his forgiveness of Henry, and his permission for him "to be a fool if he liked it."

Relevance to my life: Few events have affected me as profoundly as my accession to the rank of Bitter Divorcée To Be: in this change I have lost money, stability, friends and the more elusive creature, my self-esteem.

You Don't Own Me
Aww, aren't these gals spunky? They make it look so easy.








The War of the Roses
Isn't this closer to the truth? Ok, maybe not the details, but the hate.









The Break Up
After only two years together? How much hate and resentment could possibly have built up after only two yeras?







Death Becomes Her
Oh my. This is so funny and yet... so not funny.