Wednesday’s Child: Paris
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about sexual abuse when it happens to your child
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Anonymous. This is so very hard to write, but even harder to live through. I cannot go into specific details because this is an open case being investigated… but I have a . . .
What I want you to know about being a teacher in a high poverty school
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by A Teacher. Occasionally-- at parties or church or in line at Target-- people ask me what I do. When I answer, they normally look surprised. I teach 4th grade in a . . .
That’s what SHE said: the most important question of your life, everything does not happen for a reason, the consequences of trigger warnings, a black mother asks a white mother to walk in her shoes, dinner parties and racism, burnt out kindergartners and more…
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF YOUR LIFE | markmanson.net Mark Manson suggests the real question we should be asking ourselves is not "what do we want" but rather "what pain are we willing to sustain?" He argues it is the quality of our negative experiences that define the outcome of our lives... "Because if you want the benefits of something in life, you have to also want the costs. If you want the beach body, you have to want the sweat, the soreness, the early mornings, and the hunger pangs. . . .
Raising extroverted kids as an introverted mom
This is a safe space, so I’m going to tell you something I don’t dare speak aloud at home in my living room: If I have to provide voices for the creatures of My Little Pony for one more minute, it will likely be a string of expletives that would melt Pinkie Pie’s little plastic ears. I’m glad I got that off my chest. There are four kids in the Howerton family. Three of them are extroverts, and I’m a classic introvert. I used to think making small talk with loud strangers at large social . . .
What I want you to know about having a sexually transmitted infection
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Anonymous. It was my junior year of college when my boyfriend of seven years noticed these strange grey bumps on the base of his penis. They were small and wart-like. They . . .
What can be said about Tamir Rice?
Last week, the news broke that the police officers involved in shooting an unarmed black child for holding a toy gun would not be indicted for any measure of crime. I missed this news breaking. I was busy celebrating my own son's 11th birthday party. His party of choice was not entirely unrelated to Tamir Rice’s death over a year ago. Since then, I’ve not allowed him to play with pretend guns. So for his birthday, he wanted to go to a laser tag facility and play in an environment that . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Braydon
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about suffering from migraines
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Denny Finnerin. With the aura comes the guilt. As soon as I feel what will undoubtedly become yet another migraine headache, the guilt kicks in. Guilt that I will miss more . . .
Flare Play: A new streaming videogame platform for kids
This post is sponsored by Flare Play. I have been hesitant to engage my kids in gaming. I have always been concerned with both the content of video games, and the propensity for gaming to taking up too much time. So when Flare Play reached out to me about reviewing their new console, I was curious but also a little skeptical. How would this work in a family where the parents are reluctant and the kids are dying to play video games all day long? Flare Play is a really unique interface. It is . . .
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