November 21st, 2007
Ok, that’s it. I’ve had it. We’ve gone too far, and this mamby-pamby, politically-correct, protect our children from reality at all costs bullhockey must stop.
The first episodes of Sesame Street come with a warning label more appropriate for today’s rap singers than classic children’s television: in what universe has this venerable show been deemed […]
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September 13th, 2007
Patricia Dalton of the Washington Post writes an amusing, wry, and interesting article on the loss of respect in parental circles. Go ahead and read, “A Lost Art: Instilling Respect”.
Could you imagine if your child had no respect for you? The author writes that one father actually would run from his abusive child.
What kind of […]
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September 1st, 2007
In perusing the Washington Post today, I found a fascinating write up on Superbad as seen through the eyes of a father and his fifteen year old son.
Now, there are a few things I know about. I know I’m a girl, and our feelings and reactions to the world around us aren’t as out […]
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July 19th, 2007
The Washington Post had me going today. “Mom’s in the House, With Children at Home” paints a pretty picture of the trials, tribulations, anxiety, guilt, and double standard that women face working outside the home. Loved this little snippet:
While plenty of male lawmakers have small children, the pressures and responsibilities don’t seem to weigh on […]
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February 19th, 2007
Lest I forget that there are some extraordinary men and women out there who are still engaged in giving up their lives for a war I don’t understand… the Washington Post’s Donna St. George wrote a moving piece (The Forgotten Families) the other day about the plight of some the war has left behind: the […]
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November 13th, 2006
From now on, if I have something political to say, I’m going to invite Stealthbadger to give us the skinny, the lowdown, and the down and dirty of it.
He’s cooking up a glimpse at what these next two years might be like for women’s issues (Go, Pelosi!) — let’s hope the pendulum swings back the […]
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