How To Talk About Others’ Reproduction
by Jessica Martin-Weber There have been a number of articles and blog posts written about what to or not to say to …
What the Rest of Us Need to Hear From Trump Voters
Dear Trump voters, I’m not writing to berate you, question your reasoning, shame you, or otherwise attack you for the choice you …
Pathetic Sentencing and Time Served- Your Outrage Is Appreciated
For a while now I have absorbed the outrage expressed on social media as people have lashed out in response to the sentencing …
(Some of) What I’ve Learned On Parenting Extroverts and Introverts
Sometimes it is all just too much. Life that is. More specifically, people. This is our 6yo this past Sunday morning. Visiting …
Raising Girls Feels Like Throwing Money Out the Window
The following gifs are my reaction to one with the same image that got popular this week with the caption “How It …
What would happen if we were teaching HOW TO NOT RAPE?
by Jessica Martin-Weber “WHY are there workshops on how to avoid being a victim but there aren’t workshops on how to avoid …
Finding Autonomy- of abuse, single parenting, and not believing you are enough.
by Shannon DeLong ****Content Warning**** This article makes mention of domestic abuse. Today was Mother’s day, and it was hard. Despite this being …
From Child Abuse Survivor to Parent
“I can’t do it. I can’t spank our children anymore. I just don’t know how to do it in a healthy way. …
Beyond the Power of Silence
There are things that no one wants to talk about – until those things happen to them and then they turn to …
World Sleep Day 2016, or Why Did I Get Up Today?
“Good Sleep Is a Reachable Dream” – the slogan for World Sleep Day 2016 Apparently it’s World Sleep Day, which I knew nothing …