Emma’s not a fan of getting dressed. Actually, that’s not entirely true. It’s more like she’s a fan of running away from me while I’m trying to dress her. She wants to climb into the rocker and squeal in delight as the chair moves back and forth, nearly toppling over backward with the force of…
no stranger to controversy
In Defense Of Selfies
I’ve kind of been kicking this blog post around in my head for a while, and since I have a minute it’s time to just throw this out to the universe and see where it sticks. Some people will roll their eyes, I’m sure, but some will probably nod along and get where I’m coming…
Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope
If this post makes you feel twitchy or uncomfortable or offended, it’s probably because you’re guilty of what I’m about to discuss. That’s okay. This post makes me twitchy and uncomfortable and offended, too. Because I’m guilty of what I’m about to discuss and I know it. There’s a post making the rounds on Facebook…
The boy in the pink hat
Today my son wore a pink hat in public. A bright, glaring pink hat he called a cowboy hat. He was awesome. It was with the Easter items in the Dollar Spot at Target. He tossed a purple one at Emma’s head and donned the pink one himself and off he went to look at…
Public Shaming: It has to stop
This trend of shaming people for wrongdoings both perceived and actual has to stop. Yesterday, Jezebel published an article about teenagers who used racist language on Twitter after the election. The article listed these teenagers’ names, the cities and states where they live, their schools, even some of their accolades and college plans. All of…