In our social media driven world, there is a new power bestowed on all of us. We all have the ability, for better or worse, to make other people famous. Everyone is now a photographer, videographer, Facebooker, Instagramer, Tweeter, and/or Youtuber. We can record what could be a lapse in judgment and cause a person […]
Politics/Community
Kids: They Suck, Sure, But They’re Still Owed Some Compassion
Marcy’s Diner. Hopefully that’s all I have to say for you to fully understand what this whole deal will be about. In case that means nothing to you (Hey, I don’t judge. I don’t have TV or any sort of newspaper, so I am always about a week late on breaking world events. It’s just […]
Thanks Forever 21 For Destroying Young Girls’ Self-Esteem
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] A video on Buzzfeed prompted me to check out the online store for Forever21. I am way over the age of being allowed to set foot inside the establishment, but the video gave women’s reactions to some of their graphic t-shirts and I had to know what all the fuss was […]
Why I Won’t Answer the Question “Boy or Girl?”
I’m standing in one of the baby aisles at Target looking for daddy-themed onesies. Our first kiddo is due soon, and I thought it would be cute to prematurely celebrate Dad’s Day. We don’t know the biological sex of our first child yet, and we won’t know our child’s gender identity for a while, so […]
The Right to Bear Balls: A Look at the 2nd Amendment
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Anonymous DAY ONE: Melvin began to get rough while playing ball at my daycare today. He started throwing the ball at all the other kids. To fix it, I gave all the kids balls to throw at him. If I took the ball away, he would just steal one from […]
Carrots And A Pack of Cigarettes: A Lesson On Homelessness
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Yesterday, I behaved totally out of character. I live in a quaint New England town with cobblestone walk ways on Main Street and an acre lot in the middle of it all known as “The Green.” The Green sports a gazebo, fir trees along the edge, benches to rest on, and, […]
Damned If I Do: Apathy And Civic Engagement
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By A.R. Amore of The Plagued Parent If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? — Rabbi Hillel Over the last six months or so, I have tried to adopt a new philosophy that can be summed up […]
The Difficult Conversation I’ll Have With My Sons
My sons are two and three at the moment. Neither of them is aware of Ferguson or Baltimore or Charlotte and for now that’s fine. I’m in a position to never have to discuss race with my kids. Both they and I are white, middle-class males in America. If we ever hope to end the […]