#TBT: How to get beachy, relaxed waves (a hair tutorial)
On Thursdays, I post from the vault. This is from January 2012. Whenever I go in to get my roots touched up, my stylist always gives me these really loose, natural waves that I can never seem to replicate on my own. She uses a flat-iron to do it, and she has made a considerable effort in trying to teach me how to do it myself. Yet no matter how much we go over it, I go home and I am all thumbs with that flat iron. I’ve also watched friends giving tutorials on the matter. My . . .
#TBT: Righting the religious right
On Thursdays, I post from the vault. This is from August 2009 There's something in the air right now . . . Something familiar. A growing sense of frenzy that was kicked up around election time, and seems to have re-emerged with the conversation surrounding health care reform. People are panicking. They aren't just disagreeing, or questioning the administration, or sharing opinions. People are yelling and screaming, threatening and freaking, and believing and perpetuating some seriously . . .
#TBT Totally worth it
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. This is from November 2010. Last week I wrote a bit about the difficulties of adopting from the foster-care system. It was mostly a vent about the judgments that people have for adopting internationally . . . but I worry that I sounded like I was discouraging people from adopting through foster care. Though I do believe that it is a difficult process that needs massive reform, I also believe it is totally worth the hardships and . . .
#TBT Surviving as a working mom during the summer
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. This is from June 2015. Kahil Gibran once suggested that joy and sorrow are inseparable. They arrive together, he wrote. "When one sits alone with you ... remember that the other is asleep upon your bed." I get it, man. You're describing what summertime is to me. Growing up, summer was the best thing in the world, and I love revisiting that freedom and happiness when my kids are on their break. I get to spend more time with them. I get . . .
#TBT: Why I protest police brutality
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. This is from January 2015 While I was in New York last month, I had the chance to attend two protests against police brutality and racial bias. I wanted to explain why I attended them, and what the purpose was behind them. I attended the marches because I believe that there is a pervasive pattern of overreaction and brutality against people of color. This does not mean that I think every cop is bad. My sister was a cop for many . . .
#TBT White privilege, and what we’re supposed to do about it
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. This is from July 2013. The case of Trayvon Martin’s death has sparked a national conversation around race. People seem to be polarized in their reactions to the recent verdict, and as such I’d love to avoid more conjecture on that in this post. Rather, I really want to explore some questions about white privilege, since that is a term that has been widely used in the past week, and hopefully shed some light on what it means and what, . . .
#TBT Ten steps to positive summer parenting
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. This is from July 2015. I’ve been told before that my default mode for reacting to the world around me is sarcasm. I trend toward the cynical side of whatever personality-analyzing method you’re using. It works for blogging, I guess, but isn’t always the most attractive quality as a mom. Especially when the kids try to emulate the snark. As a parent, I’ve begun recognizing this on a regular basis. There are so many studies . . .
#TBT Five things to consider before talking to your kids about today’s tragedy
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. In light of this week's tragedy, here's something I wrote a while back to help navigate these difficult conversations with our kids. This is from December 2012. I was absolutely devastated to turn on the news this morning and learn about the violent shooting at an elementary school. I was in a hotel room alone in Nashville, having flown out for a charity event last night, so I watched the coverage unfold in horror, feeling completely helpless. . . .
#TBT: Working moms and narrow margins
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. This is from May 2011. As a working mom, there is very little (if any) room for error or variation from the norm. I already have more on my plate than is probably realistic with four children – I work as a college professor, I write for a number of websites, and I edit and manage a staff of writers for another. If everything worked out exactly as planned in any given day, I still probably wouldn’t have enough time to do . . .
#TBT: The lengths I will go to in order to avoid making a phone call
On Thursdays I post something from the archives. This is from July 2011. I've been wanting to get a piano for our house for almost a year now. We previously had a baby grand but it took up too much space, so we sold it and then my plan was to replace it with an upright. But Craig's List . . . it's just so much work with the calling and the appointment-making. Finally, this week I found a piano at a local thrift store. Only $99! It's really plain but that's what I . . .
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