for love of water
I just discovered that the documentary FLOW (For Love Of Water) is now available to watch (for free) online. It is a really well-done film and I hope you will take the time to watch it if you haven’t already. If the news about chocolate was eye-opening, this will rock your world. I was shocked to see the way corporations are monopolizing water. And one of the prime offenders in the chocolate industry – NESTLE – is pretty culpable in the water crisis, too. I really . . .
protecting kids from pornography: the new responsibility of parents in the internet age
When I was seeing clients as a marriage and family therapist, one of the most common reasons families came into my office had to do with pornography. I had many couples seek counseling services for this issue, which is a conversation for another time. But I also had many, many families come into my office after discovering that one of their kids was looking at explicit material online. These were not bad kids. In fact, most of them were great kids from great families. . . .
capturing the elusive christmas photo
I might have mentioned that I am kind of a geek about Christmas photos. I could spend some serious time poring over all of the different options and obsessing over which photo to choose. I’ve always been a curator (obviously, because that’s what we bloggers do). Before I blogged, I was a scrapbooker. A hoarder of photos. A journal writer. A momento-keeper. The Christmas photo always feels like the annual moment where I can capture our whole family and freeze that . . .
raising money for charity: water
Recently I’ve been reading Claire Ortiz’s new book called Twitter for Good, which is full of stories about how twitter has impacted the world. I know a lot of people view social media as a trivial distraction. Some might even think it’s an exercise in narcissism. I get that. Sometimes it is. But sometimes, social media can be used to do amazing things. In my own life, I’ve seen social media used as a medium for great things. I shared about needs for the . . .
now what? (strategies for halloween candy management)
On FoodieParent today, I’m talking about what to do with all that Halloween candy the kids are going to collect tonight. Do you let them gorge themselves on it? Do you parcel it out? Do you trade it for a toy, or pilfer it yourself? Head over here and join the discussion. . . .
that’s what SHE said: PTSD, candy, how to be black, the perils of faith-based blogging, the hilarity of self-loathing, and more . . .
So much good stuff on the interwebs this week. Put a show on for the kids and pretend that laundry isn’t there – I’ve got links. The Strive | O My Family I don’t have an office. I don’t have a team of project managers reporting to me. I don’t ‘take lunch’. Heck, I don’t even pee with the door closed. One out of two days of mine is spent entirely within a 1800 square foot house (well, that’s including the basement/laundry room where, let’s be honest, I don’t spend much time). And most of the . . .
choosing the perfect christmas card (and a subtle shutterfly giveaway for those paying attention)
I love the tradition of Christmas photo cards. I really do. I look forward to getting them every year, and I put them in a scrapbook each year that I pull out during the holiday season. It’s always fun to see how families (and hairstyles) are changing with each new year. I also love making our own holiday photo cards. It is so rare to get all six of us in a photo together, much less while we are wearing clean and color-coordinated clothes. I do love that the annual photo card forces me to be . . .
what I want you to know: growing up with racism
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. NOTE: I don’t usually editorialize on these posts, but I wanted to explain that this entry was actually an assignment turned in by a student in my cultural diversity class this summer. As a part of the class, I ask each student . . .
ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Well, part of the secret stress I was under last month is no longer a secret. Yesterday we announced the new happenings at ShePosts, the online news magazine I’ve been editing for the past year. In short, I bought it. I’m thrilled to be partnered as co-owner with my friend Deb, who has some great experience that I think will compliment mine. (Incidentally, Deb and I were both named in the Funniest Moms on Twitter list put out by Babble last week. And here we are, . . .
Ideas for an Ethical Halloween
I’ve been wanting to do a follow-up post on the connection between child slavery and chocolate. In case you missed it, the low-down is here . . . but in a nutshell a BBC documentary revealed that child labor and even child trafficking is rampant in chocolate production, and that chocolate from most mainstream candy companies can be traced back to farms employing (and even buying) children to work in dangerous conditions. For our family, the response to learning this has been to . . .
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