What I want you to know about being estranged from my parents
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 Carrie. Photo by: Denys Argyriou It's been said that Albert Einstein says the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different . . .
That’s what SHE said: Between Two Ferns with HRC, what is really happening in Charlotte,the xenophobia behind destructive global politics, replacing detention with meditation, the case for getting rid of middle schools, children’s books featuring kids of color, feeling the Bern for HRC and more…
Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis: Hillary Clinton from Funny Or Die EDITORIAL: CHARLOTTE IS DROWNING IN SYSTEMATIC INJUSTICE | nbc.news.com A pastor writes about what is really happening in Charlotte and has been for some time..."As a pastor and as an organizer, I do not condone violence. I suspect that much of it has been instigated by provocateurs with their own agenda. But to condemn the uprising in Charlotte would be to condemn a man for thrashing when someone is trying to drown . . .
#TBT: Racial bias, police brutality, and the dangerous act of being black
On Thursdays, I post from the vault. This is from August 2014. Last week, an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot in Ferguson, Missouri and left to lay in the street for four hours as a community watched in horror. Tensions have mounted as police reports have varied wildly from eye-witness accounts, and that anger was fueled further as the police department refused to answer questions about his death. At this point, the police chief has back-stepped his own statement of facts, and is . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Caleb, Kyle, and Allen
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 being in an abusive marriage
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 Denise. Photo by: Zack Minor Wow... What do I want you to know? I want you to know I wanted my marriage to work more than anything in the world. I want you to . . .
What I want you to know about vocabulary towards adoptive families
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 Elizabeth Chennamchetty. The following story happened to us this past week. I did not send these letters. I just chose to share our experience through . . .
That’s what SHE said: Solange Knowles on responding to racism, Trevor Noah on being a physical crime in apartheid South Africa, a mom captures the sacrifices made in the name of parenthood, Jay Z on the war on drugs, the collateral damage of capital punishment, a mom reflects on having a daughter with Down syndrome and more…
PINKSOURCING WITH KRISTEN BELL MOM'S VIRAL POST CAPTURES THE SACRIFICES PARENTS MAKE FOR THEIR KIDS | huffingtonpost.com An honest portrait of the sacrifices made in the name of parenthood..."Bunmi Laditan, the mother behind Honest Toddler, posted on Facebook Wednesday why she treasures the time after her kids go to sleep ― at least until one of them wakes up. As Laditan describes the “familiar frustration rising” as she tries to help her son fall back asleep, she makes an honest . . .
“The Talk”: It’s never too soon, but it may be too late
Last week I talked about how we try to talk to our kids about sex once a year. Today, I've enlisted Leslie Dixon, Executive Director/Founder of the sexual education org The Birds & Bees Connection, to tell us more about how to best talk to our kids. As a sexual health educator with more than 20 years of experience, I hear over and over again from parents that they would like to be having conversations with their kids but are not sure when or how or what to say. One way or another, . . .
#TBT: Reflections after a no-media week
On Thursdays, I post from the vault. This is from March 2013 The older kids’ school requested that families do a “media-free” week last week. It was an idea I liked in theory but the timing couldn’t have been worse. They’d had winter break the week prior, which meant all of them were home so I got very little work done. I was playing catch-up and could have benefitted from the quiet that throwing on a movie can provide. Still, I wanted to win the teachers’ approval honor the school’s . . .
What I want you to know about being black at school
Today's guest post is from my dear friend Kelly Wickham Hurst, who is a 23 year public school veteran both in the classroom as a teacher and as an administrator for the last 10 years. She recently founded Being Black at School to advocate for the marginalized Black students who still, according to data and research, are disciplined at 4 times the rate of their white peers. Kelly asked me to sit on the board of this organization and I was happy to join her. She is the married . . .
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