I am really, really bad at relationships. I don’t know why, and for the purposes of this article, it’s not especially important. I think maybe it’s because Continue Reading
Author: Tori Parker
Tori is a high school English teacher from Ohio (insert cheerleader kick here)! She is emphatic! She is skeptical! She is nifty! Her boyfriend says that they can get a potbellied pig someday and name him Bacon. She has a little boy whose pseudonym is SC, although he has recently asked that his name be changed to Henry. When asked for a comment to add on this bio, he asked, "Why do we sound like a bad '70's cop show?" So there's that.
Note: This is an essay I wrote 4 years ago, but I still think it’s important for me to remember. Weekends. In my younger years, they were Continue Reading
Awwww, Religious Right. You knew it was coming. How can you quote your silly book to death — damn the gays! damn the whores! damn the people Continue Reading
The routine to get the 6-year old to bed is usually the same. He showers, gets his jammies on, and crawls into bed. His dad or I Continue Reading
Let me brag for a minute: I am the happy mom of a 6-year old boy. He’s reading at a 4th-grade level, does well in math, loves Continue Reading
My son is an only child, and the only child of two intellectual, semi-introverted people at that. His dad and I would rather read a book or Continue Reading
My little guy doesn’t like me to keep my hair up in a ponytail. If he notices my hair in one, he’ll find a way to get Continue Reading
A few years ago, I took my son to COSI for a day of fun. COSI is a science center in Columbus, and almost every Ohio person under the Continue Reading
Trigger warning for mild domestic violence. I met him when I was lonely, and confused, and young and idealistic. I met him when I was still aching Continue Reading
I am not a touchy-feely person. If I were a real live serious blogger, I could go back and find past writings where I have stated this, Continue Reading