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Feminism and the family dinner 29 Apr 2013 | 10:13 pm
On Friday as I walked the girls home from school, Callie said she had something to talk about later. She resisted my prodding to talk about it right then, and in the after-school shuffle and Friday-ni...
Alia 17 Apr 2013 | 02:12 am
The first time I saw Alia she looked like a fertility goddess trapped in a dingy urban apartment, her belly softly bumping with her second child. She had shoulder-length wavy brown hair, vivid and spa...
Ready 5 Apr 2013 | 09:08 pm
Last week as we got ready for the day, Lucy requested that I tie her shoes. I love Lucy, from the tips of her little toes to the freckles on her nose, but sometimes it’s beyond me to respond nicely to...
Backhanded 5 Apr 2013 | 02:04 am
The Saturday before Easter we dyed some eggs. We didn’t last year, so I thought we were doing pretty good to have all the Easter-y treasures of yore unpacked from boxes and to have the time and energy...
What you wish 27 Mar 2013 | 01:11 am
Halfway through our move to California, I realized that having the ability to turn my daughters to gold was even better than I thought it would be because a golden statue can not whine. Actually, what...
Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up Mountain Dew 12 Feb 2013 | 11:25 pm
The worst decision I ever made was not pursuing a profession. The best decision I ever made was marrying Tom. I decided I didn’t need a profession because my patriarchal blessing (and church culture) ...
Primary 5 Lesson 2, Feminist Edition 9 Jan 2013 | 10:04 pm
My goal in teaching primary this year is to fulfill the purposes of the curriculum while including apropos discussions of women. This will be an interesting challenge as the book of scripture is moder...
Master of the house 9 Jan 2013 | 11:03 am
Around the dinner table tonight, Avery told us that her teacher shared the extremely relevant opinion today that “Ms.” is a foolish construction. It was Avery’s turn to tell us one thing about her day...
by name 7 Jan 2013 | 11:37 am
Today in Primary the theme was “God is my Heavenly Father. He knows and loves me.” Evidence for this personal relationship and paternal love were three scriptures in which God (or Jesus) calls a perso...
Your contempt betrays you 18 Dec 2012 | 11:08 pm
The pants thing is done and gone ad nauseum. In our house, too. But I have some thoughts. First of all, imagine this: A friend, a sister, comes to you and tells you that she is hurting and that she ha...
