Everyone is fighting for your attention.
I’m sure that if you follow my blog, I’m not the only writer you follow. Lots of people are writing to process the intensity of life right now. I know that when I...
Abandoning Exclusivity
This post was originally published on March 11, 2015. My greatest regrets aren’t in my addictions, buying into a cult, complying with the abusive manipulation I lived under, or caring more about controlling children’s behavior than about their individuality. I most regret that I once believed Christianity was the only acceptable and true...
The Evolution of Being Human
To be human is not what I thought. I was told that to be human is to have original sin, and to also be the crown of god’s creation. These are lies, and I...
Reflecting on Perfectionism as a Characteristic of White Supremacy Culture
“White supremacy culture” was an article written and published in 1999 by Tema Okun. She opened that piece with a dedication to the late Kenneth Jones, and says it “builds on the work of many...
We’re All Statistics (And That’s Okay)
I was watching a documentary when this thought occurred to me: we’re all statistics. To be more accurate, I should say that my partner was watching a documentary and I was only partially paying...
Logic vs. Debate, Part 4: A Strange and Limited World
It’s extremely difficult to convey how bizarre the world of competitive homeschool debate was, but I only know this in hindsight. At the time, I thought it was deeply important. I worked hard at...