{In an effort to not drown in a sea of dumpster fires, I’m trying to write (at least every other blog) about something light. I’ve found some prompts to get me going} Here’s today’s prompt: Write about your first job and what it taught you. I don’t remember much about my first interview at Villa … Continue reading
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Don’t Call Me Mommy
{Before inciting a literal mommy war, let me say that I do not care if your children call you mommy. If tiny hands reach for you and wail “Mommy!” as you remove the peanut from their nose, fine. If you refer to your own mother as mommy, even if you are 50, fine. You do … Continue reading
On Letting Others Write Our Stories
(I know that this is supposed to be a not serious blog (as part of my joy as resistance efforts) and so I’m putting this in the uplifting category. I promise not to get too ranty (but if I do, then you can just give me a break cause I’m still practicing.)) My first non-profit … Continue reading
Our Joy is Resistance
I used to be fun. Fun, like silly and laughy. Kind of an entertainer. I don’t think I’m that fun currently. That’s a hard statement for me to write , actually, because I feel like a large part of my identity has hinged on being happy and funny and joyful. In the last several months, … Continue reading
I Feel Pretty
I’ve never considered myself classically hot, which has been very easy to do because I’m not classically hot. This position is not hard to take so when your skin is see-through and your round, freckled face is so common that at least once a month, some stranger tries to convince themselves that they know you … Continue reading
The Wilderness
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it … Continue reading
On Being LGBT+ Affirming
I was a mere 21 years old when I got married. My uncle officiated our wedding. Before the wedding, my then-fiancee, now-husband, Alex, and I drove down to Corpus to do some premarital counseling sessions and stay with my aunt and uncle. After one of these sessions, Alex and I got ready to leave and … Continue reading
On Discovering Judaism
Our church hosted a Seder once when I was younger. It was held in our Fellowship Hall, a room straight outta the 1960s with mustard colored stained glass that tinted the sunlight streaming in through the tall windows that inexplicably had metal bars that looked like ladders leading up to the heavens. (Note to future … Continue reading
Coming Up For Air
I guest posted for a friend over at The Montfort Group. Go check it out! Source: Coming Up For Air Continue reading
You’ve Gotta Read This Book
Hey you. Yes, you. The person with eyes and a brain that is reading these words right now. You gotta read this book. I know, I know. I just started a new series called “Currently Reading”, this is only the second blog in the series, and I’m already titling my posts off-script but, I didn’t … Continue reading
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