Let It Go
So…I’m a little late to the party, but we JUST saw Frozen (thanks to our awesome Dish setup). I’ve seen all sorts of opinions on this movie, from “omg, so stupid, if I hear “Let It Go” one more time...
View ArticleI Was Raised to be Negative
It occurred to me yesterday that I was raised to be negative. There weren’t very many positive things about my upbringing. Dennis didn’t believe in praising us when we were just doing stuff we were...
View ArticleWho Was I, Really?
Two year old me with Dennis, Ruth, and Ben, before they got into religion Ever since I can remember, my parents gave me labels. “Bossy”, “independent”, “rebellious”, “stubborn”, “strong-willed”, etc. I...
View ArticleWhen the Joy-Killer Kills the Joy-Maker
Robin Williams I was shocked and saddened today when I found out about Robin Williams’ death by suicide from depression. My first thought is, “Everybody loved him! How could he do that?” (from years of...
View ArticleWhy You Should NOT Teach Your Kids Respect & Manners
There are so many assholeish-towards-kids posts going viral. It’s really upsetting. There’s the guy that bought out all the McDonald’s pies because he was offended that a child was impatient (no,...
View ArticleThe Shepherd’s Gospel: 1 Corinthians 13
I read this post and it really was powerful to me. Here I present The Shepherd’s Gospel, 1 Corinthians 13 by Shade. (Reprinted with permission.) [growing up, i heard about the shepherd and how he loved...
View ArticleWho says you can’t reason with toddlers?
Whoever said you can’t reason with toddlers is wrong. Dead wrong. If they’re right, Ari didn’t get the memo. When you have a relationship based on mutual trust and love, it’s really not all that...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo 2014!
I started NaNoWriMo in 2006, if I remember correctly. I did it faithfully until 2010, and it was just too stressful…trying to write 50k words in 30 days. I haven’t done it since, because I was cutting...
View ArticleFrom a Homeschool Victim Who Actually Survived
The original headers, including the one on HA. There has been a lot of uproar in the survivors-of-abusive-homeschooling community over the post by Olivia Brodock titled “From A Homeschool Victim Who...
View ArticleThings I Learned
Things I’ve Learned From My Male Begetter: Family comes first. No “best friend” can ever match the relationship you’ll have with your family. Family will always be there for you, even when friends come...
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