I’ve recently had to face an implicit bias I’ve had for decades. I believed that being “good” meant weak, naive and docile; “evil” was strong, powerful and determined.…
Dear cherished, young adult children of mine, First off, stop laughing. I do know I’m technically no longer middle-aged. I’m well past it unless current life expectancy rises…
Last year was hard and not much seems to be changing as of yet in 2021! These past twelve months have taken the term overwhelmed to a whole…
Yay! I get to leave this hell hole where the ice storm just killed most of my beautiful plants and trees, Where I spent the last four days…
I meet myself in the living room. I am unshowered, dressed in yoga pants, a comfy sweatshirt, and slippers, my long, graying hair pulled back in a ponytail.…
Fuck the time change. I don’t know about you, but my little darlings have been going to bed super fucking late ever since the pandemic and I’m over…
I hit a tree, and I hit it hard. I was on my mountain bike, pedaling my inner Evil Knievel through a forest along a narrow winding trail.…
I’ve read in some parenting book (and why do I keep reading them???) that every generation softens up their approach to raising children compared to their parents before…
Facebook asks all the time, “What’s on your mind?” In an effort to address this question, the BLUNTmoms put their heads together and talked about what we really…
I’ve always said that my marriage would never survive co-working with my husband. Every time I say this, the people around me laugh. Since my husband is a…