Do you allow playdates and sleepovers with school friends?
Last month on Mama Said, Sarah and answered questions from our readers. One question about playdates prompted an interesting discussion in which Sarah and I shared our reservations about letting our kids go to the homes of friends we don’t know well. We’re also both a little leery of the sleepover situation. What’s your rule in regards to playdates and sleepovers? How do you communicate your rules with other parents (and with your kids)? Do you think Sarah and I are being paranoid, or is . . .
What I want you to know: being married to an alcoholic
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 posts is by an anonymous reader.What I want you to know is that it's hard to be married to an alcoholic. It's very hard when you are no longer in denial, and you see what pain and hurt he's causing to himself and . . .
Dinnertime conversation
India: Mommy, when you teach the students at Vanguard University, are you teaching them about blogging? Me: No. I teach psychology. I’m helping people learn how to be a therapist. Like what daddy does. I used to do that, too. India? You did? You used to be a therapist? Me: Yes! Kembe: No you didn’t! Me: Yes I did! I was a therapist for a long time. Even when Jafta was a baby. Mark: That’s right, guys. Mommy used to be a therapist. And now . . . well. There’s an old saying: “Those who can’t . . . . . .
“But there is glitter on your boobs!” | the flip side of modesty culture
There has been a good deal of pushback lately against “modesty culture” and the troubling trend of religious circles blaming young women (and their clothing choices) when men are sexually aggressive. I really appreciate that women, and especially Christian women, are refusing to buy into the idea that women need to cover up so that men can maintain control of their urges. It’s a poor view of both men and women to assume that a lack of modesty leads to loss of control, and it also . . .
What i want you to know: parents of special-needs kids are not saints
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 posts is by Lauren. My husband and I adopted a daughter from overseas who has special needs. She is significantly visually impaired, has epilepsy and is significantly delayed. I want you to know that . . .
Questions of Eternal Significance: Would you ever consider plastic surgery?
I know this one can be a bit of a hot topic. I’m not considering plastic surgery at the moment . . . in fact, I’ve long been opposed to it. I live in Orange County, which is probably one of the global capitals of plastic surgery. It’s a very commonplace thing here, and honestly it’s one of the things I most dislike about where I live. I’m often dismayed by the fact that women here don’t seem to feel permission to just look their age. There are so many women here walking around with altered . . .
TEDx Chapman University and Idea Camp: Human Care
I wanted to share two upcoming events that I will be speaking at. A week from today, I will be giving a TEDx talk at TEDx Chapman. I’ve been a longtime fan of the TED Conference, and Mark and I have enjoyed watching TED talks on youtube for years, so it’s a thrill to have been invited to give one myself. I will be speaking alongside a roster of incredible speakers. If you are local and would like to attend, you can use the discount code INSPRE to get 50% off tickets. Later this year, I will . . .
tea collection: building a mix-and-match summer wardrobe
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Tea Collection. They’ve always got such fun, fresh dresses for girls. The cotton is thick and durable and the prints don’t fade in the wash. My girls want to wear dresses every day so their causal cotton dresses and leggings are a perfect compromise. I also love the company values of Tea . . . they have a big emphasis on being good global citizens and designing clothes that are inspired from various places around the world. In the past, I’ve bought a few dresses . . .
Arrested Development Nerd-Out at Netflix HQ
I am a huge, huge fan of Arrested Development. It’s easily my favorite television show in the history of television shows. It’s smart and hilarious, and it doesn’t hurt that the show is full of inside jokes skewering the ridiculous aspects of life in Orange County. It also holds a special place in my heart because Mark and I discovered the show during a dark period in our lives, when Mark was hit by a car and then spent the better part of a year in and out of the hospital learning how to walk . . .
Walmart calls security on father of bi-racial children, issues non-apology.
Yikes. DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG This story is disheartening but not a total surprise, Our family has certainly been required to show documentation in situations where racially-matched families were not. What troubles me most about this story, though, is the chain of people involved . . . first a customer alerted security, then a security guy followed him out, then the police came to their house. One would think that somewhere along the line, someone would . . .
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