Not all of us have had ideal parents, and sometimes long after we’re out of their sphere of influence, the damage they’ve done remains. I certainly fall into the category of someone who still is affected by what happened in her childhood, and the damage was enough that I worried that I’d do the same to my daughter. Read More You aren’t fated to be a bad parent just because yours were
Tag: abuse
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar’s To-Do List
Caregiving: The Love Of A Good Woman
This post originally appeared on July 30, 2012.
Or: “Juniper reads Fifty Shades of Grey and was utterly appalled.”
Fifty Shades of Garbage: Why You Should Skip this Cinematic Abomination
Just when I thought I’d never have to hear about this trainwreck of a book again, they’ve apparently made a trainwreck of a movie out of it, and it’s coming out on Valentine’s Day. How… romantic?
Anyway, you shouldn’t watch this movie, and you should encourage everyone you know not to watch it either. Here’s why. Read More Fifty Shades of Garbage: Why You Should Skip this Cinematic Abomination
Dispatches from Ladyblogland
All the news that Ladyblogland found interesting this past week.
Dispatches from Ladyblogland
In which fashion is tone deaf not once, but twice. Read More Dispatches from Ladyblogland
What Maya Taught Me
Words are not enough to express the sense of loss I felt after hearing of Dr. Maya Angelou’s death yesterday morning.
Science News: 11/13/13
Happy Wednesday, everybody! Lots of good news this week, from asteroids that aren’t going to kill us all to several awesome new species (and babies of everyone’s favorite new species of the year). Also, updates on the supposed global wine shortage and early puberty epidemic. On the terrible end of the spectrum, though, there’s Haiyan. Read More Science News: 11/13/13