I have to shake the dust off of this place. I've been absent and the cobwebs have fully taken over--both this space and my mind. I have been consumed with teaching, learning, and parenting. My energy has been used to think and I am sad that my thinking (so much thinking) has not been written … Continue reading Teaching Something That Matters
Societial Issues
Loving
I am not naive. I know that our country has a horrendous past regarding the treatment of those the white establish deem as other. Our differences use to be rather easy to determine--White was good--everything else was bad. Pretty simple right. Well what happens when whites don't get the memo or choose not to drink … Continue reading Loving
We Are Losing Focus Here
What Jerry Sandusky did was/is heinous. There is no excuse and no way to ignore the atrocities that he inflicted on those young boys. I cannot even comprehend for any fraction of a second how ANY ONE can think this is ok. But that is a topic for another post. There is something clearly wrong … Continue reading We Are Losing Focus Here
The Hypocrisy of Murder
I am sure that some of you are tired of hearing about Troy Davis. What a shame that most of us only heard about Troy Davis and his unfortunate case too late. Sad that some of you are asking--"Who is Troy Davis?" You can read more about his case here. I know the link is … Continue reading The Hypocrisy of Murder
Teaching Our Girls To Respect Themselves
There was a huge brouhaha that lit the interwebs and twitter up like Times Square. Ah....JCPenney, what are you thinking? What were you thinking. As the mother of a little girl who loves being pretty and make-up and frilly clothes, I struggle with teaching her that those are not the things that matter. And … Continue reading Teaching Our Girls To Respect Themselves
Embracing Imperfection 