Too Stupid To Live? Or Daring and Courageous?
In art we seem to perpetuate the stereotype of the weak female who can’t think for herself or one who isn’t willing to risk her own safety to save someone else.
Category: Social Commentary
The All or Nothing Mentality: Why Generalizations Generally Don’t Work
Rosa Parks did not yell and scream. She did not have a mob behind her yelling and screaming about her rights as a woman and as a human being. Rosa Parks sat on a bus and refused to move. Hers is just one example of demonstrating power. As a woman and as a human being. We could all learn from her example.
Random Thoughts
As our social media activity increases we become more and more anti-social. The harder we try to be heard the more difficult it becomes. The more we want to be seen, the less we are noticed.
Sunday Morning Musings: Whatsa Matter, Cupcake?
What I want to say to those who keep posting on Facebook and other social media about their sadness and resentment is this: Grow the hell up. Life’s not fair. You don’t always get what you want. Get over it and move on and toughen up. Because if you’ve still got your panties in a wad over an election that wasn’t even close, you have a tough future ahead of you.
To Those Given Much
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48). This past week I’ve received two messages from friends of friends looking for donations to fund medical expenses. Both of these direly…
Anti-Social Media
“Support polygamy. More available guys for the rest of us.” That’s a Tweet I didn’t post. Couldn’t get the wording quite right. I thought it was funny. My daughter was appalled. I said, “Look at it this way: if some guy marries four women, that takes them out of the…
When I Was A Bully
Her name was Marie. We were in first grade at a Catholic School in a small Midwestern town. It doesn’t matter where we were or how old we were. My classmates and I were bullies. We weren’t just mean we were cruel. I wasn’t friends with Marie, but I’ve never…
The Myth of “Happily Married”
There’s no such thing as happily married. There. I’ve said it. There’s the illusion of happily married. A pretense, if you will that we all buy into. We are all convinced that our marriage will be different, better, happier, than that of our peers, our parents, or anyone else we…
Fiscal Cliff My Ass
I am so sick of hearing about the fiscal cliff and paying my fair share. I’ve paid my fair share, okay? My whole life, I’ve paid my taxes. Whatever was withheld and then some. I’ve never asked for or needed government assistance. I WORKED, okay? My husband WORKED. My kids…
Homeless Girl
Earlier this week as I drove along through the shopping plaza parking lot on my way to work I passed a woman and a little girl holding a cardboard sign. I was almost past them when I glimpsed them and I couldn’t see what their sign said. It’s unusual to…
