I have tried to let my children come to their own conclusions when it comes to politics. I have shared information with them, and have done my best to educate them without bias or propaganda. I have always wanted to avoid indoctrinating my children in regards to politics because that is how I was raised. I grew up in a conservative Christian home. You love Jesus and you are a Republican, end of story. There was no nuance. No possibility for looking at both sides. No encouragement of critical . . .

This content was sponsored by Monroe Shocks & Struts Road trips . . . they can be boring and tedious, but they can also be a time for family bonding. While we certainly aren't opposed to breaking out the technology for long-haul trips, we try to avoid relying on digital entertainment for shorter trips. For example, a trip to grandma's house is about 45 minutes, and one we take pretty frequently. Instead of pulling out the ipads, we try to use that time as a chance to have some . . .

trigger warning: racist hate speech, sexualization of children Over the past week I've watched the story of Leslie Jones leaving Twitter with both sadness and familiarity. If you haven't heard the story, Leslie Jones is one of the stars of the new Ghostbusters movie (and a hilarious comedian in her own right.) She also happens to be black . . . a fact that online white supremacists took issue with. They orchestrated a coordinated attack of Leslie's Twitter page. She was receiving . . .

He's conservative. I'm liberal. And we are trying to have a civil discussion about the election. My friend Paul Martin and I are talking about the intersection of race and politics, those pesky emails, Bernie's endorsement of Hilary, and Trump's VP pick. Hit us up with your comments and questions! . . .