Slut shaming?
I guess I’m a bit baffled why so many people – especially women – are okay with a new term that’s been coined: Slut shaming. While I very much get the premise behind it, and agree whole-heartedly that...
View ArticleWe know you’re the mom, already
By now, most of you have read the blog entry where the blogger discusses this sign. My initial, knee jerk reaction was no way in hell! The more I read of her blog and the more I think about it, I’m not...
View ArticlePretty sure I did not just break my child you asshole
I’ve seen occasional posts on Facebook where people complain about seeing some unknown parent going off on their kid during some outing. Then, everyone commiserates with the original poster about how...
View ArticleYou don’t know how it feels
This was going around Facebook last week. Perhaps in reference to Robin Williams’ suicide. The above is true for some people, sure. But not those who have depression or mental illnesses. It’s not just...
View ArticleLies, damned lies, and fact checking
Came across this lovely piece of shit garbage “information” on Facebook today. National Pro-Life AllianceThe numbers don’t lie.Abortion is the leading cause of death in the United States every year....
View ArticleParenthood can suck it
Well, I’m now the world’s worst mom because I don’t buy mainstream hygiene products. I’m horrible because I buy uncool products that have ingredients I can actually pronounce. Hell, I even sell some so...
View ArticleOn days like this
It’s midnight as I write this. That means that, in several more hours, it’s four years to the moment our son, Elias, died. Apparently Facebook saw fit to remind me and rub salt in that wound by showing...
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