Stars and Eyelashes
As a little girl I said my prayers every night, sure to name every person, wishing for them the love, …
Category Archives: boundaries
Shame
. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I will not be defined by the damaging events in my …
4-Day Lesson
. . I had an extremely brief love affair with a man who started as a friend. It lasted for …
This Week In Misogyny
. Yesterday, the US airline Jet Blue imposed a modesty dress code:A female passenger, catching a connecting flight in Boston, …
Lesson Learned, Eventually
. I’ve endured an overly-long, painful, and tedious divorce after a very lengthy and painful marriage. Yesterday, we finalized our …
Mother’s Day?
For some of us, Mother’s Day is a less than celebratory occasion. My mother was a complicated, mangled, shiny train …
Who We Are
I’ve been actively homeschooling for 24 years. Twenty-four continuous years of homeschooling my children. Jeez, that is a long time. And …
Keep Playing
As children, we make friends easily. We hold out a toy as a way to invite others to play. …
(Don’t) Say My Name
My husband did not like his first name. He maintained this name throughout his life: he used it, introduced himself …
Archeology of Amazon
Sometimes, when I’m shopping on Amazon.com, I’ll place items in my cart and then realize it’s more than I can …
