Tori Parker
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Alternate Family Arrangements
It’s Not Just About Me
I am really, really bad at relationships. I don’t know why, and for the purposes of this article, it’s not…
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Ages 2-5
A Small Break from it All
Note: This is an essay I wrote 4 years ago, but I still think it’s important for me to remember. …
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Activism
KICK THOSE IMMIGRANTS OUT!
Awwww, Religious Right. You knew it was coming. How can you quote your silly book to death — damn the…
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Ages 6-9
Explaining Death to Kids, Atheist-Style
The routine to get the 6-year old to bed is usually the same. He showers, gets his jammies on, and…
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Pregnancy & Childbirth
Dammit! My kid could have been a Ph.D. by now!
Let me brag for a minute: I am the happy mom of a 6-year old boy. He’s reading at a…
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Activities
Darth Vader Could TOTALLY Be a Ballerina!
My son is an only child, and the only child of two intellectual, semi-introverted people at that. His dad and…
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Health
The Past is Real
My little guy doesn’t like me to keep my hair up in a ponytail. If he notices my hair in…
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Ages 2-5
When I almost killed some kids at the Science center
A few years ago, I took my son to COSI for a day of fun. COSI is a science center in Columbus,…
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Feminism
Abuse isn’t Always on the Outside…
Trigger warning for mild domestic violence. I met him when I was lonely, and confused, and young and idealistic. I…
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Ages 2-5
Cease and Desist! And Remove your Hand from her Ass!
I am not a touchy-feely person. If I were a real live serious blogger, I could go back and find…
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