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Rainbows, Mini-Donuts, and Acceptance Found Here, No Label Required
My living room is now home to a basket full of rainbows. It’s a nice addition to my otherwise neutral color palate. The contents of the basket represent all manner of rainbows my 5-year-old son...
View ArticleI Listened to My Mother and Now I’m on You Tube
Earlier this year I started down a path with no clue where it would lead: I auditioned for the Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) show. Listen to Your Mother is a 24 city national series of live readings by...
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As a Parent Sometimes I Practice Subliminal Feminism
In my house there is me (a woman), my husband (a man), and three sons (one practically a man, the other two on their way to being men). As the lone female it has fallen on me to make sure these men and...
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When is the Right Time to Talk to Kids About S-E-X?
(‘Sex’ in this post refers to consensual sex between people who are legally allowed to have sex. Just so we’re clear.) Let’s just get this out in the open: one day your kids are going to have sex....
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Amazingly Normal Sex Education Books for Kids
Teaching sex education is a no brainer as far as I am concerned. It’s a parent’s most important job. It must be done and I said as much in my last post you can read here: When is the Right Time to Talk...
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An Ordinary Family Making a Not So Ordinary Choice About School
This is me on my first day of school. Yes, there is a note pinned to my dress. That’s what we did before email. Did I ever mention I am a homeschooler? I am a homeschooler. I homeschool my kids. I...
View ArticleBlog Share: Teaching our boys respect and self-control
The internet was a flutter this week when Kimberly Hall published a blog post titled FYI (if you’re a teenage girl) in which she outlined the proper behavior for girls in this social media age. As you...
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There Is No Sexy Pirate Costume In The Boy Aisle
I am the first to say Halloween, like so many other holidays, is overdone, overblown, over-marketed, and not over soon enough. And that’s before I even begin to talk about Halloween costumes. I need...
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Raising Sons in a Rape Culture World
Do you remember having ‘the talk’ with your parents? “When a mommy and daddy love each other very much they give each other a special kind of hug and….” We all know how the rest of that old tale goes....
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Going Away As a Way to Stay Present
Staying present when life is chaotic is damn hard these days. My calendar says I am twelve days away from vacation. Twelve days. That’s about twelve more days than I want to deal with. Can vacation...
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The Dilemma of Gender Specific Toys
At this time of year parents roam the stores and browse the internet for just the right gifts to give their children. It’s not always a pleasant or easy task. As parents we have to balance wish lists...
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Slightly Askew Woman’s Best Feminist Moments of 2013
It’s that time of year when all over the Internet people are posting their 2013 superlatives. The 10 best this. The 15 worst that. Even feminists are making lists and checking them twice. And what a...
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