Today students around the country are taking time out of their school day to protest the utter failure of our political and cultural systems to protect them Continue Reading
Tag: critical thinking
Two children look up to the clouds on a summers day. They gasp in surprise as a face appears to be looking down on them! Is it Continue Reading
If you don’t live in DC, you probably associate Washington with national politics and all its current associated nastiness. But, believe it or not, those of us who Continue Reading
CN: Transphobia At the risk of making this the Grounded Bathrooms page for a little while here, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Target Continue Reading
A few weeks ago my 5 year old came up to me and said these 5 fateful words, “Mommy, Santa isn’t real, right?” As first I was Continue Reading
{Content Warning – Discussion of statutory rape laws, including some specific language regarding youth sexual conduct.} Serious question. In light of the ongoing fracas regarding kids exploring Continue Reading
The other day, I was reading one of those seemingly perpetual discussions in parenting groups about vaccines. I doubt I have to tell anyone reading this the Continue Reading
Maybe it’s just my Facebook peeps, but for the past couple of days, I’ve been seeing a reasonably steady stream of info about “No Gender December“, an Continue Reading
I’ve been an atheist since I can remember. Some people think I’m kidding when I say this, but I can clearly remember my Lutheran kindergarten, when the Continue Reading
I anticipated any number of problems arising from transitioning my kid back to public school – the early mornings, the piles of homework, getting called to the Continue Reading