Feeling nostalgic, I binge-watched some 80s and 90s movies the last few nights before my Hulu subscription expired. Okay, they weren’t just any 80s and 90s movies; they happened to be the movies I watched over and over and over again in my teenage years. I thought they depicted perfect love stories and I fantasizedContinue reading “Romance After Kids”
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Parental Controls
Parental Controls When we think about “Parental Controls” our minds jump to the kind of controls we might set for our kids regarding inappropriate content and exposure on the internet, gaming, phones, TV, etc. I’m thinking more about another set of “Parental Controls” that may have a larger impact on our children long term thatContinue reading “Parental Controls”
Finding a Voice
I have never exactly been the quiet type. College, first job, grad school, teaching. Even if I wasn’t the loudest or most talkative, I always did my work passionately, never afraid to live out my deepest convictions even if it went against the grain of my environment. Then I became a mother. And my voice……disappeared…..Continue reading “Finding a Voice”
20/20 Vision
Remember the Y2K scare? How could that have been twenty years ago? While I didn’t think it at the time, I look back and realize how naive I was back then. I trusted too easily and believed people meant the words they said. I suppose I didn’t want to see people as the complex beingsContinue reading “20/20 Vision”
A Good Look in the Mirror
I grew up in the 80s and 90s, the heydays of Jane Fonda workout videos and fat free snacks. My mother taught aerobics in shiny leotards and had a strict no treat policy in our house. We were (and still are) products of a diet culture that pervades society and is hell-bent on convincing womenContinue reading “A Good Look in the Mirror”
Mommyhood 