Purity balls: weird sex talk, disturbing pre-teen ritual, or both?
I have two little boys and love their rough and tumble ways – it suits me. No idea what I’d do with a daughter. In general, girls scare me with their Barbie dolls and princess parties. I don’t even know how to braid hair. As a teacher, female students repelled with low self-esteem and emotional [...]
Happiness is having a large and loving family that lives in another town
Mom always said she wanted her kids to live nearby, even on the same street. Several times this past week, with my siblings under her roof with their own children, I looked at her and yelled, above the deafening hum of Dad’s toy train speeding around the track, Champagne Supernova at full volume on someone’s [...]
Gratitude this holiday season
I like how the start of the Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice/Shop Till You Drop season begins with Thanksgiving. Yes, I’m aware of the damage done to our Native Americans and all the horrors our European forefathers brought to this nation including, but not limited to, smallpox, slavery, and partially hydrogenated oils. However. I choose (and it is [...]
For mature audiences only
The following are public service announcements meant to help and inform. Take what you need and disregard the rest. Venting helps prevent thoughts from turning into tumors. Handle it. –If you cannot respond to someone’s hurt or heartbreak with compassion or an ounce of warmth, don’t respond at all. Seriously. Go in peace, but umm…yeah…go. [...]
I know, I know…it’s great to be a Florida Gator
Obviously.
A titorial or two
For those just tuning in, I’ve had some recent adventures regarding funk up in my junk. Then my primary care physician freaked out over high TSH numbers and immediately wanted me to take medication. Since the recommended drugs would do nothing to improve my mood or figure, I decided to see a dietitian instead. Giving [...]
How turning 40 is different from turning 21
I’m celebrating a milestone today, so friends and family gathered this past weekend to help me come to grips with it. Actually, turning forty doesn’t bother me. I’m wiser and stronger than ever, relieved to have evolved past that phase where I wanted a nose ring. Getting older is, after all, better than the alternative. [...]
My Zodiac Sign is Scorpio
November 10, 1969–9:31am–Dunmore, Pennsylvania My mother fell asleep within seconds because pain medication makes her “feel funny”. Doctors used forceps to yank me out of there. Mom blames my stubborn streak and big head. I just wanted to avoid the Nixon administration. Everyone “ooh’d” and “ahh’d” even though, let’s face it, I was a funny [...]
Whether we are talking about health care or baseball or…what are we talking about?
To think about this week: “Many small people, who in many small places do many small things, can alter the face of the world.”
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