In 2007, my husband and I went to the first parent-teacher conference for our daughter, Beatrice (not her real name), who had started Kindergarten a couple months before. I was eager to…
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What I Found When I Lost My Ability to Eat
July 13, 2016The following essay is a bit off-topic for my blog, but I wrote it a while ago and wanted to share this story with my readers for whatever it’s worth. Have…
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This is the first part in an ongoing series of posts that focus on educating about various hot button issues and how they impact women and moms. Two recent shootings in…
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I remember them clearly. There were these books in my elementary school classroom about the earliest feminists: the ones who fought for the right to vote, or flew a plane, or…
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I was in the car with my 14-year-old daughter listening to the Hits 1 station on satellite radio and I think she was a little surprised at my reaction to…
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About Those Tired Old GOP Tropes Against Hillary Clinton: It’s Time for a Reality Check.
May 26, 2016My 14-year-old, apolitical daughter came home from school about a month ago and said at the dinner table to me, my husband, and her 15 year-old brother: “[Insert name of classmate] said…
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The Feminist Mindset (A Mom’s Perspective)
May 24, 2016Welcome to my new blog! The purpose of this blog is to explore issues of vital importance to girls and women, and thus all humans, from my personal perspective. I feel…