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 . . .
that’s what SHE said: taking risks, occupying wall street, Christian schools, and more…
Some good reads on the web this week. Click on the title to read the whole thing. Occupy Wall Street is the dumbest best thing ever. | Marcy Writes I am feeling somewhat bi-polar when it comes to all things related to Occupy Wall Street. I have moments of pride and compassion and JOY to think of people rising up and taking action. And I have moments of disgust and anger at people whining and complaining and doing nothing constructive with their energy. And so I give you She Said/ She Said. . . .
what I want you to know about cutting
. 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 post is by an anonymous reader. My road down self injury started with a diagnosis of depression when I was 14 and a prescription that didn't work. I tried cutting because I had heard about it as a coping mechanism . . .
two things I hope you will read
I haven’t had time to write much this week. I’d love to talk a little more about the “What To Expect When You’re Expecting A Child From An Orphanage” series Mark and I are doing at Together for Adoption this weekend. (That’s not the real title, but it’s the gist of it). I’d also love to write a follow-up post about some practical steps for an ethical Halloween. I’d love to rant a bit about this mess. But alas, I also need to get some sleep. We drove from . . .
remembering the joy of real-life photos
The other day, my dad sent a card to the kids, along with a recent picture of himself. My kids grabbed ahold of that picture and ran around the house, exclaiming “it’s a real life picture! Look! A REAL PICTURE!” They treated it like a long-lost relic from the past. Their excitement over a printed photo was kind of a wake-up call for me. While I do a great job of curating our family photos on facebook, instagram, and on my blog, I am not very good . . .
talking about adoption transition at Together for Adoption
Mark and I are prepping to lead a series of discussions at the Together for Adoption Conference this weekend in Arizona. We will be leading four sessions there. The first two will be about transitioning children from living in a group setting to living in a family session. These will probably be most appealing to prospective or waiting adoptive parents, orphanage or group home directors, or parents with kids newly home – but I encourage all adoptive parents to attend because we . . .
more fun with the HP touchsmart computer
Over the summer, HP asked if I would like to review their new TouchSmart desktop computer. My family quickly fell in love with it, and thanks to my refusal to send it back my enthusiasm about the product, HP let us keep it a little longer. I mentioned in my previous review that I’m a little bit Amish about kids and computers. Yep, I’m one of those moms who thinks that the next generation is having their brains sucked out by the video games. I’m not against technology in . . .
that’s what she said
Some good reads on the web this week. Click on the title to read the whole thing. Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Race | The Good Men Project Black people can’t talk to white people about race anymore. There’s really nothing left to say. There are libraries full of books, interviews, essays, lectures, and symposia. If people want to learn about their own country and its history, it is not incumbent on black people to talk to them about it. It is not our responsibility to . . .
what I want you to know: living with inflammatory bowel 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 post is by an anonymous reader. I have thoroughly debunked the myth that I'd heard from college male friends who naively repeated, "Girls don't poop." I unfortunately can't stop because I have . . .
it turns out, you CAN get good help these days
I’ve talked a lot here about my challenges with finding good help in my quest to outsource some of my daily tasks. I tried for too long to be a working mom while also doing all of the tasks I did as a stay-at-home mom. At the beginning of the year I made a commitment to use some of my earnings to outsource the things I would be doing if I was at home (the tough ones for me being laundry, organization, and administrative stuff). I felt empowered to stop trying to do it all . . .
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