Want to know the truth about preventing mass shootings in schools? It can’t be done. Not as long as we continue to live in a gun-hungry culture. One-hundred percent prevention of mass shootings in schools is not possible, nor is it realistic, especially by violent means. Problems with suggestions […]
Politics/Community
Momsters: 5 Ways to Fight Against Mean Girl Moms
By Randi Cornwall of Poppies + Pinot My cheeks burn when I see the photos. All the people I love, at an event I would have been honored to attend. The #blessed #besties burn my retinas. I can’t help but wonder what it is that I’ve done to earn this […]
What You Should Know About Post-Adoption Depression
By Jill Robbins of Ripped Jeans & Bifocals I was crying the ugly cry in my hospital room after my daughter was born. A nice nurse found me some Kleenex. She was kind to me, patting my shoulder. “This happens sometimes, honey. Talk to your doctor about meds.” She discreetly slid a […]
Why I Can’t Write About Paris
By Samantha Wassel of Between the Monkey Bars Our hearts are with Paris. Prayers for Paris. #PorteOuverte We’ve all heard about it by now, and still, I can’t write the words. I can’t write them because I can’t find them. They’re lost, floating around somewhere in a sea of sorrow and […]
Genocide: How Can We Claim Abortion is Anything Other Than That?
The pecan-size heart beats irregularly. It can be see through translucent skin. A tiny fist opens and closes spasmodically. Then, like the proverbial Thanksgiving turkey, Baby A is carved into anatomically correct pieces. Preserved is a liver here, a brain there. With limbs, spleen and kidneys, all are packaged, labeled […]
To the People Who Pass Out Candy on Halloween
When we took our son Trick or Treating for the first time, many fond memories were made that night. None of these memories would have been possible if strange people didn’t sit outside their homes and pass out candy. My terrific toddler still hated his costume. He also hated […]
America Needs Paid Maternity Leave
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Liv of Live By Surprise As the elections edge ever closer, debates are happening, and candidates are again discussing why America is so far behind most other developed nations in developing a national policy on paid maternity leave. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), […]
Props to All the Childfree Ladies Fighting With (Not Against) Moms
By M.K. Raley of Mother, Deconstructed Coming out of the Child Coma has been a long, slow process. How many times have you heard that? Well, you hear it because it is true. Just like the New Relationship Coma or the Wedding Year Coma, it is real and it can […]