In the Merry Merry Month of May I have always loved the month May. In the area of the U.S. in which I grew up May was filled with blossoms. Probably due to being a May baby, the lilac blossoms, peony blossoms, trillium, lily of the valley, hepatica, and so many more seemed like they heralded […]
My 2 Cents Worth on Parkland Florida
I feel the need to start #wombsplaining things, and I hope my smart writerly researching friends will do the same. 1. The medical system and social care network obviously let down a boy who grew up to become a murderer of 17 people yesterday in Parkland Florida. If you look at a picture of him, […]
I Want to Write About Fashion Not Death
I woke up today thinking I would edit my “fashion/non-fashion” post for a GenFab “blog hop.” I came out to the living room, realized my husband had not made coffee after being awakened at 4 a.m by our 5 month old, 75 lb. guard puppy barking out the front window over at the neighbors, wandered […]
Oh Geesh, Mommy Wars Erupt Around Tragedy
The children, the babies, are not yet buried and the “Mommy Wars” have started over blog post responses to viral posts. I have many other pressing tasks to do, including traffic court today for forgetting to register my car, and I don’t want to spend the day researching. I probably should because I am a […]
We Are All Guilty When Any Child Is Shot Dead
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is ugly, heinous, heart wrenching, wrong and totally unforgivable. Babies shot dead in their classrooms. There are no words to describe the wash of emotion surging through me at this moment. We as adults, parents, citizens tolerate this violence or we would end it, contain it, and prevent it. […]