I set the war room table for the arrival of a small temperamental tyrant — there are coveted colored pencils, various papers, favorite nourishing snacks. This dictator is actually a decent kid. He says please and thank you. Loves his grandparents. But homework agitates the tight ship of authoritarian lifestyle. After school time used to… Continue reading Homework: Not in the Parent Handbook
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Having a Soul in Business
I never wanted to work in the business world. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but professor, writer, bartender — all seemed more appealing than “Marketing Manager.” And yet, here I am, managing social media marketing projects (and loving my work, incidentally). So what was the fear anyway? Well, it still exists. I… Continue reading Having a Soul in Business
Thing Explainer Explained
This will host my upcoming review of Thing Explainer.
Teaching my Son about White Male Privilege
We were recently watching an old Family Guy episode where a human Brian from a parallel universe comes to live in our own. Since he was a “white” dog he was transformed into a “white” human and Stewie says, “Hey, You’re White! You have NO idea how BIG that is here.” Indeed. The work done… Continue reading Teaching my Son about White Male Privilege
Gender Bending Elementary Kid
Yeah, so my son just wore press on nails to school today. I wouldn’t be a mother and a blogger if I didn’t post about it. International Motherhood code = not wanting child to suffer at the hands of the world, or most immediately, other children. So when the boy child — LGBT, future glam… Continue reading Gender Bending Elementary Kid
Aging Feminist
The older I get, the more of a feminist I become. Is it the continued experience of witnessing injustice? Seeing as how I just learned about Bride Burning or the debacle of the Hobby Lobby ruling, I wish this were the case. But no. I’m one of those “if it doesn’t affect me” types. So, now… Continue reading Aging Feminist
I Write for a Living
Anyone else out there write for a living? How do you cobble together a paycheck? Here’s my experience. Although I do not yet have a book published, I do make a modest living as a writer, which is something many writers hope for most of all. For this, I am grateful. I began as a trade… Continue reading I Write for a Living
Enjoying the Process
I have been drifting in an ocean of work. It upsets blog communications. But this is a very good thing. This book is nearly complete. I have the last quarter left of draft one and have experienced a very cool phenomenon as an outline writer — basically, what I’ve heard people speak about and hadn’t… Continue reading Enjoying the Process
Thinking Through Forgiveness
We hurt each other a lot, unintentionally, with assumptions mostly or lack of empathy. But I’m not wondering about small injuries. Those are easy. Forgive. In relationships, those little things can layer up, of course, and become habits or large seeming monstrosities. So that eventually one fights about lettuce and bursts into tears screaming, “It’s… Continue reading Thinking Through Forgiveness
Abandoned Indiana Methodist Church
Gary Indiana Abandoned Methodist Church after a 2014 winter storm.