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Book Review: The Daily Hazards of a Middle Eastern Wife by Soad Nasr
Sun Nov 15 2015
Beyond being courageous, Soad Nasr’s voice is fresh and crisp. This results in a friendly tone that is easy to access for people of all backgrounds. View at huffingtonpost »
The Flying Confessional
Wed Nov 04 2015
I fly a lot. Not, perhaps, as much as a flight attendant or member of congress, but probably more than a lot of people. I will take any opportunity to jump on a plane, and I don't even particularly care where I am going. It's not that I have any deep-seeded wanderlust; I really don't care all that much about seeing foreign countries or having multi-cultural experiences. I just love to fly. View at airplanereading »
A Justifiable Unjustified Fear of Spiders
Tue Sep 15 2015
“Covert incest refers to a form of emotional abuse in which the relationship between a parent and a child is inappropriately sexualized without actual sexual contact.” (Wikipedia)* * Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source for scholarly articles. Read more »
Sometimes You Are Not a Victim - You Are an Asshole
Wed Dec 31 2014
I have, for a lot of my life, suffered from a victim complex — you know the one, where everything in your life is someone else’s fault. It is only now, a good six years after my second divorce that I am starting to see how I was no treat to live with. View at huffingtonpost »
On Feminism: But I Like Being a Girl
Tue Dec 23 2014
I sent my half-sister a link to my Feminist Mama Manifesto, which I posted a few weeks ago and her response was, “I’m proud of you, but I like being a girl.” View at huffingtonpost »
My Child Has Been Eaten by Aliens
Mon Nov 24 2014
My kid has obviously been eaten by an alien and replaced with a really convincing replica. Nothing else makes sense. I didn't notice anything unusual until Friday. The new boy looked just like Big Pants. He sounded like Big Pants. He even fought with his brother and pouted just like Big Pants. Read more »
Feminist Mama Manifesto
Thu Oct 02 2014
I wanted to be a prostitute for Halloween. My mother wouldn’t let me. I wanted to be a cheerleader. My mother wouldn’t let me. My mother only allowed gender neutral toys to cross my path until I wrapped up a bag of kitty litter in my blanket and rocked to it and sang it lullabies. Then she gave in. View at huffingtonpost »
The Joy of Losing
Wed May 14 2014
It's baseball season again. Because I have more enthusiasm than self-preservation, I signed Big Pants up for travel baseball. Because, yay, baseball! Read more »
Growing Up Straight in the Gay World
Tue May 13 2014
I grew up a straight girl in a gay world, the opposite of what most gay people experience, but with the same problems of lack of place. View at huffingtonpost »
What If We Treated Marriage More Like the Contract It Is?
Wed Nov 27 2013
Is marriage essentially flawed, or am I? View at huffingtonpost »
The Helping Hand of a Manly Man
Fri Nov 15 2013
Messages in bottles don’t always wash up on the proper shore, even on the expansive beach of the Internet. Sometimes people see them and step over them, not knowing how important they are. Sometimes people only see how pretty the glass bottle is. Every now and then, though, someone pulls the cork, removes your message, and reads it. View at goodmenproject »