Jealousy of Tennis Friends and my Pom Pom Girl Regrets

This is the first time I’ve publicly discussed the bizarre memory of waiting up long into the night to see if I made the Pom Pom squad at Highland Park High School. OH, the trauma of it all.

Thank you to Rachel Levy Lesser and Stephanie Goldstein for inviting me on Life’s Accessories, The Podcast to talk about the BIG mistake I made quitting the tennis team in high school, how a little bit of good old-fashioned friendship jealousy got me back into tennis, and why I love tennis people so much.

I’m honored to follow Joanna Rakoff and Jill Kargman! Look for Life’s Accessories wherever you listen to podcasts!

You might remember Rachel from episode 21 of Dear Nina. We talked about those special friend who are the family you choose.


AND . . .The Dear Nina Book Club IS HERE

 

WHEN: Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at 7:00PM, CST.

WHERE: We will meet on Zoom.

THE BOOK: Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett. It’s SO good.

 


I hope to do 4-6 meetings in 2023. Each one is a stand alone event with a separate registration. I will put the next one up 6-8 weeks before the event.

I can’t wait to talk about literature and friendship LIVE with some of you! And it will be great for you to meet each other.

Register at EventBrite!


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Nina Badzin hosts the podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's been writing about friendship since 2014, co-leads the writing groups at ModernWell in Minneapolis, and reviews 30+ books a year on her website.

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HI, I’M NINA BADZIN. I’m a writer fascinated by the dynamics of friendship, and I’ve been answering anonymous advice questions on the topic since 2014. I now also answer them on my podcast, Dear Nina! I’m a creative writing instructor at ModernWell in Minneapolis, a freelance writer and editor, and an avid reader who reviews 50 books a year. Welcome to my site! 

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DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a podcast and newsletter about the ups and downs of adult friendship. I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a Minneapolis-based writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped. DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in The Wall Street JournalThe Washington PostTime Magazine, The GuardianThe Chicago TribuneThe Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere

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