When I was a little girl, I imagined I would grow up to be a doctor, a social worker, or maybe even a gymnast. Never did I…
Many years ago my husband worked with a humorous man who loved to apply the saying “Life is hard, it’s harder if you’re stupid” whenever he witnessed someone…
Today at work I noticed the third floor men’s bathroom was out of commission and an industrial fan was blocking the door. “Hmm,” I mused. “That can’t be…
My daughters are drama queens. They come home from school daily telling me about some second grade little boy who called them stupid or placed a booger on their…
Birthday party invitations come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some arrive in the mail, some merely pieces of 8 1/2 x 11 paper, printed at home and…
Brock Turner is being released from jail after serving only 3 months for three felonies— assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated/unconscious person, penetration of an intoxicated…
Trigger warnings: rape, molestation, illegal abortion. It was a gray day in 1967 Washington, DC; the warm summer days and bustling streets of Georgetown had surrendered to the…
“Don’t forget to change your you-know-what!” I shout down the hallway to my 12-year-old daughter at 6:30 a.m. as we begin the weekday morning rush. While I’ve had…
I generally keep my mouth shut about this because it’s really hard for people to hear. And most people find it unbearable to even consider. So they flinch…
It’s hard to be a grownup, but once we’ve reached a certain age, most of us have at least learned to fake it. These 10 people, not…