“There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.” – J. Strummer My dad was raised Mormon but I always knew him as an Atheist. My mother was raised Catholic but now believes in the Sacred Feminine. In an effort not to screw me up any more than necessary, my parents […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Overcoming Life’s Unplanned Obstacles, Taking a Chance and Emerging a Winner Three years ago, when I was twenty-five and a newly-enrolled college freshman (yes, you read that right), it was obvious that I was not your typical eighteen-year-old carrying a sheaf of spiral notebooks and fresh […]
By Lisa Carmody Doiron of Momologues. Sigh… As fall breezes in, it’s time to put away the flip flops and sundresses and replace them with…umm…ah… I don’t know…turtlenecks? Seriously, I don’t know anything about fashion. I’ve always been a little behind in the clothing department, and since having kids, it’s […]
By Eileen Turay of Liv&Leen It’s TIME!! People all around the country have been both anxiously awaiting and/or dreading the days until school is back in session; and the time has finally come. If you’ve ever been a part of the “Back to School” culture, you’ve probably noticed that there are […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Kathryn Berens of Turning Twice Twenty Dear Boys 1 and 2: Boys will be boys…trite but true. However, for the sake of household harmony and my own sanity, I have a couple of gripes which, as they say, are “better out than in.” I think […]
By Kelly Arnell of Why did we Have to Have All These Kids Anyway? I used to be able to recite the movie Pretty Woman almost by heart and knew all the words to all the songs in Dirty Dancing. Now that I’m a mom, I can quote lines from […]
We just got a new freezer. Upright because we’re no long able to stand on our heads to reach for things in the bottom of the good old 38 year-old chest style. And also because said chest style no longer froze things. A technicality, but an important one. I was reminded of my first […]
By Briton Underwood of Punk Rock Papa Nicole Arbour, of internet fame(?), has gotten herself in hot water as of late. Her YouTube video, Dear Fat People, caused such an uproar that her YouTube channel ended up getting shut down. Talk about pissing off some fatties. I am joking! She […]