On placing twins in the same classroom
A couple of my readers have asked about our decision to put our children of the same age into the same class. I thought it would make for an interesting discussion, as I know both parents and school administrators have differing philosophies on this. A caveat: while our children were born on the same year and the same day, they are not biological twins. So our experience may be a little different from children who share DNA or who look very similar and are struggling to forge unique identities . . .
What I want you to know about being the fat girl
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 Michelle. F-A-T. Three letters that make up one small word. It’s a word that you don’t really want to admit as a descriptor of yourself. But it’s also a true description . . .
That’s what SHE said: love letter to a transgender teen, a minister’s call to action on gun violence, a poem to little black girls with big names, less mammograms, more integrated schools, and more…
LOVE LETTER TO A TRANSGENDER TEEN ON SPIRIT DAY | Momastery.com Children's minister and GLAAD supporter, Glennon from Momastery.com responds to a transgender teen recently kicked out of their church and subsequently struggling with their faith..."So God created mankind in His own image; in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them...J, did you catch that? It says that when God wanted to create people in God’s own image, God needed to create two genders to . . .
What I want you to know about reunification from a foster mom’s perspective
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 Richelle. With Sunshine’s reunification plan set in place and a date set it’s starting to get real. I’ve been asked many times if I’m okay and it’s a complex questions to answer. . . .
Nine steps for avoiding racist costumes at Halloween
It seems like something that we shouldn’t even need to talk about, but every year it seems that racism rears it’s ugly head around Halloween. And it may not look like bullying or name-calling . . . it’s a more covert form of racism involving appropriation and stereotypes in costume choices. Since these kinds of mistakes are usually made by an offender who claims ignorance at their faux-pas, I thought I would try to give some guidelines on avoiding racist costumes this Halloween. 1. Race is not a . . .
What I want you to know about being a “heart mom”
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 Stephane. Every parent knows their child will one day have their heart broken, and that they won't be able to fix it for them. That one day for me was the day my daughter was . . .
Our “twins” turn 9
Kembe and India turned 9 last week. What a fun age! I am really loving this phase of life we are in. Not yet teenagers, yet everyone can wipe their own butt and pack their own lunch. It’s the sweet spot. Although, man, they were cute when they were 4. This was their first party together: Kembe had just come home from Haiti and was a little shell-shocked at our American birthday party. My how times have changed. We decided to do a really casual birthday party this year at a local park. Our . . .
What I want you to know about fighting with my husband in public
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. I was an all-American, middle class, Christian girl who took all the “right” steps. I married a young aspiring minister that I met in Bible college. We read through the . . .
That’s what SHE said: the dirty secret of grief, a breast cancer survivor’s take on pink October, a photographer removes your cell phone, President Obama on Christianity and democracy, genius worriers, a James Corden cameo and more…
PLEASE PUT THAT PINK CAN OF SOUP DOWN AND PUT YOUR BRA BACK ON | huffingtonpost.com In response to a "National No Bra Day" to support Pink October, a breast cancer survivor dissects the pink capitalism behind so many of those breast cancer awareness products that actually donate nothing or very little to breast cancer research. Having lost her own breasts in what she calls a "physically and emotionally disfiguring surgery," she can't help but take offense at a movement to show off the two body . . .
What I want you to know about raising a child with Mitochondrial disease
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 Debbie Akers. Mitochondrial disease occurs when the body's mitochondria fail to function properly, creating an energy deficit. Each individual is affected differently, but . . .
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