You’re lying in bed bumping up against that body next to you, seething with hurt and anger. You haven’t been touched or reached for in more months than you care to count. You’ve gone through the typical exercises of seduction, friendship, and caring, only to have been rejected and thwarted ... Read More
You’ve grounded your child, taking away television privileges. You come back home from running errands, only to find your partner and your child watching television. “Dad said I could!” exclaims your child. “You’re being unfair,” says your partner, in front of your child. “What she or ... Read More
What do you think of when you hear the word “bossy?” Recently, the Lean In organization, headed by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, joined forces with the Girl Scouts of USA to start a Ban Bossy campaign. Their intention is to encourage more young girls to lead. As I watched one of the Ban Bossy ... Read More
The house is dark. You’re about to go bed, and you look one last time at your sleeping child… the one you can’t love. Even in this moment, of complete vulnerability and perhaps guilt, you ask yourself “why?” You’ve been taught that all mothers love their children, would make any ... Read More
Computers, laptops, tablets, cell phones, television, social media, texting, video chatting… on March 7th, thousands across the globe will disconnect from these daily devices in order to reconnect with the analog world. National Unplugging Day, observed this year from sundown March 7th to sundown ... Read More
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