I’m going to be extremely vulnerable here, and tell all of you about a situation that occurred in my home the other day. It involved the TV. And…
It isn’t going to bed alone that feels wrong — I am not above admitting that by time Game of Thrones ends I am fucking tired — it…
I learned a useful term from my millennial daughter: problematic fave. She and her friends used it to describe a beloved person (usually a character) who they loved…
I grew up in a staunch conservative household. As a family, we would protest abortion at the annual March for Life. I recall marching down the streets of…
If you’ve ever experienced anxiety, or if you have an anxious teen, you know how debilitating it can be. For what seems to be no reason at all…
There are many great things about my job as a teacher. There are also many great things about being a parent – as you doubtless have read in…
There comes a time in life when affairs, like death, become unavoidable. They become a part of the adult landscape; you just hope the bomb doesn’t go off…
We’re all adults here, aren’t we? Can we agree that, for the most part, that after age 21 our birthdays are a day we celebrate quietly with our…
Hey, Black man, can you sing a Black girl’s song? I know you see the news showing us dying at the hands of your brethren, so why are…
Smart teenagers know that the way to a parent’s heart is through obedience, love and respect for the people who raised them (plus offering to do a few…