Even the the Crappy Moments on Facebook are Fake — And that’s “Fine”
Ever since that study came out about Facebook making people depressed, I’ve read many a blog and Facebook post professing the need to “get real” about our lives. In the most recent article, “We Need to...
View ArticleWhen Barbie Looks Fat and Frumpy, You Know We’re in Trouble
I was in Target today, just cruising because I’d hit one of those dead-time points in the day when you can’t go home but it’s too early to pick up the kids, and I found myself in the toy section (for...
View ArticleArguing for Good is Easier when the Dem’s aren’t being Bad
Let’s just get something straight right off the bat. The following criticism in no way changes how I feel about the state and actions of the current Republican party. It would take many, many hours...
View ArticlePuerto Vallarta Vacation: The Good, The Bad, and The TSA Agent
So we’re back from Mexico. We failed to get pictures of us swimming with dolphins, ate one of the best meals of our lives, and almost got in a fist fight with a TSA agent. Just your typical spring...
View ArticleWe’ve So Not Come a Long Way, Baby
So here’s one more reason to lose faith in humanity: the LFL or “Legends Football League” (truly, I regret linking to this and showing you any of it, so I’m just sending you to Wikipedia because I know...
View ArticleA Case of Bullying: Boy on Boy Sexual Assault
So I woke up to an email that made my blood boil this morning. A friend sent me this: I’m only sharing this with you because we are pretty similar in a lot of ways, and I think you’ll get my sheer...
View ArticleBullying Update — Mom Fights Back!
Thought everybody would be anxious to hear the update from my friend whose son experienced the horrible bullying/sexual assault incident at his school. Thanks to everybody who wrote and gave such...
View ArticleOh Dean Heller, Why Must You Keep Proving You’re a Wuss
A few weeks ago, Senator Dean Heller, the Republican from my state (Nevada), voted to bring gun control up for debate. This isn’t generally what Republicans do, so for about 10 seconds I fell into the...
View ArticleAt Least We Feed Kids Well During Test Week
The kids are in the middle of evil government testing week. This is the way to determine if your school is “good” because everyone knows that sitting kids down and having them fill in bubbles is the...
View ArticleThe Bachelorette and the Beast: We Should All be THIS Kind of Girl
So I watch the Bachelorette. Don’t stone me. I know. My husband says it’s my contribution to the downfall of Western civilization. Anyway, last night, something unprecedented and pretty amazing...
View ArticleSo Now You Need a Kit to Build a Fort?
Let me say right off the bat that I’m being a big fat hypocrite in this post. After the Harry Potter extravaganza party, bagging on other people’s obsessive craftiness is sort of laughable. But this...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Stop Dreaming. And Stop Frisking.
I cry pretty easily. Really, it doesn’t take much. When we read Harry Potter, I get weepy when Mrs. Weasley shows Harry any kind of motherly affection (I know, don’t judge). But last night, while...
View ArticleEvery Kid Should have the Chance to Become a Dancing Environmentalist
Here’s a testament to how well people learn when the material means something to them — I can remember second grade better than, well, most of college. I had a teacher, Mrs. Keyes, who made you forget...
View ArticleHow to Make a 45-year-old Mother of Two Feel Like a Child
I’ve often heard that one of the best ways to boost kids’ self-esteem, decision-making skills, and autonomy is by giving them something to do and then backing off. You know, task them with a job but...
View ArticleWe’re All So Outraged About Another Mass Shooting. Or Not.
So as I’m sure you’ve all heard, we’ve had another mass shooting. Every news outlet is covering it. Every talk show is analyzing it. Every blogger is writing about it. And I have to say, I’m pretty...
View ArticleHow to be Famous: Go Get Shot
I woke up to a Facebook message from my friend saying there was a shooting at Sparks Middle School and her husband was fine (incidentally, Sparks is right next to Reno, where I live). She wrote this in...
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To My Liberal Friends: Please Stop Crying Wolf Over Michael Brown
When I was 14, I got busted by the cops on my bicycle. I know. Hard times. I grew up in a small town of about 25,000 people, and I actually knew this sheriff’s deputy by name (we’re talking Mayberry,...
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