[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] The other day, we were riding home from my daughter’s little dance class (3-4 year olds) when she said something that sounded racisty: “Mama, the little black girl wasn’t at class.” Feeling somewhat panicked, I said, “What!?” We have all heard that saying — “children are color […]
Politics/Community
Mind Your Own Business, Free Range Busybodies
Free range parenting and the backlash it generates are all the rage these days. It’s like you can’t hide under the covers without encountering a news article or blog post either calling for our return to this parenting philosophy or chastising a parent for letting her child snooze in the […]
An Open Letter to People Who Appreciate Educators
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Dear People Who Appreciate and Support Educators, THANK YOU. Seriously. You are largely responsible for keeping good teachers in the profession. Without your gratitude, support, and encouragement, this country would know what a real education crisis looks like as opposed to the one manufactured by politicians and media outlets […]
Dear Octomom, I Choose You
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] OCTOMOM, I LOVE YOU. I choose you. I contemplate you. It’s you I think about when times are tight here in the First World where we can have babies on top of babies and they don’t starve or suffer, at least not like the other worlds […]
Fat Shaming Pregnant Women is All the Rage (VIDEO)
It’s one thing to fat shame women. (If by “one thing,” I mean a total dick move.) But fat shaming pregnant women? Well, that just borders on criminal behavior. One Canadian meteorologist has found herself the target of fat shamers — and not once, but twice. During both her pregnancies, Kristi Gordon, meteorologist for […]
10 Reasons NO ONE Really Believes In John Lennon’s “Imagine”
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] THERE IS RARELY A TIME that I hear John Lennon’s song “Imagine” when I don’t get a little choked up and sentimental towards a hopeful world. The anarchic, atheistic, socialistic, rebellious nature of the song has somehow worked its way into the heart of Americana, where […]
Trolls in the Sandbox
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Last night I was trying, and failing miserably, to tap my well of creativity. I wanted my first post as a fixture here at SaPM to be funny, thought-provoking, and brilliant. What this means is I was mentally shooting rubber bands at the ceiling fan and […]
Commenting on Internet Articles (for Dummies)
I’ve been blogging for about 3 1/2 years now, and in that time, I’ve received my fair share of negative, rude comments from readers. At first, I was so taken aback and personally insulted by the rare mean comments I’d encounter that I would rack my brain, trying to figure […]