Child abuse is an upsetting topic. It’s so painful to think that anyone would take advantage of a child in any way. I wrote a column awhile back for the local newspaper about walking to school with my friend Becca Steinberg. Becca and I passed a man in a parked car who had his penis hanging out. He was sunning…
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44 Thoughts About Turning 44
It’s hard to believe that I’m turning 44. Here are the 44 things I’ve been thinking about. 1. Last year I felt good about my birthday. We had a party in the park and I raised money to help an innocent man who is wrongly in jail. This year I wanted to skip my birthday (which was yesterday), and didn’t…
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Project Discover Ashland Place 5: Dagoba Chocolate Tasting Room
My 13-year-old and I fight about whether you pronounce it: “DAY-go-ba” or “Dah-GO-ba.” We also disagree on the types we like best. I prefer milk chocolate. She and my husband like dark, dark, dark. We all like that 95 percent of the ingredients are organic. We’ve been passing the Dagoba Chocolate Tasting Room signs on Highway 66 and Siskiyou Boulevard…
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Summer Time Blues or, Why I Haven’t Been Updating My Blog
Summer time blues. I’ve got a bad case of them. So you may have noticed that I haven’t been spending much time around here. Actually, you haven’t noticed because you’ve stopped visiting since there’s nothing new to read. I could lie to you and tell you it’s because I’m so busy. I could point you to the writing I’ve recently…
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A Mom’s Reflection on Pregnancy and Childbirth: Betrayed by a System that Makes Poor Decisions Based on Fear
Vanessa Wainwright, who’s 30 years old and lives in Virginia, gave birth to her first son in 2008 and her second son in 2011. She has generously and bravely agreed to let me publish her birth story, in the hope that other women who have had similar negative experiences during pregnancy and hospital birth will not feel so alone. A…
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Cooking With Kids: How Your 3-Year-Old Can Help In The Kitchen
“I need some help in here,” I call from the kitchen. My older girls are doing their homework. My 9-year-old son is pouring over the Dungeons and Dragons Master’s Guide. “I’ll help you Mommy!” my three-year-old daughter careens into the kitchen. She’s at an age where she loves to “help.” She dumps half a jar of oregano into the pasta…
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