There’s a stigma attached to the use of marijuana. It’s different than it was say, 20 years ago but it’s still not widely accepted as “no big deal”… Like it should be. The image of dirty hippies in a field climbing out of their psychedelic school bus, with their naked children and daisy chains. The…
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A fairytale in size medium
Once upon a time, in a land far far away there were a million tiny princesses. Each one was exactly like the other and the world was…. Incredibly boring. I’ve recently learned of a store called Brandy Melville, in which everything they sell comes in one, very tiny, very exclusive, very “me but not you”,…
An Open Letter to Fox News and “The Five”
Dear Fox News and “The Five”, I’d like to take a moment to conjure up the image of Kimberly Guilfoyle holding her head in her hands asking “Why did they ruin my thing?”. Indeed, gentlemen (and I use that term loosely), why did you ruin her thing? In fact, why did you think that it…
5 things that curvy mamas don’t want to hear from a stick figure…
I know that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, but in my house in comes in a size 12. Save for a few years of a brutal lifestyle in my early twenties, I’ve always been voluptuous. I’m a curvy girl who isn’t afraid to be sexy. However, there have been times in my life…
The Divided States Of America
If “We the people” know anything, it’s that we are NOT The UNITED States of America. Quite the contrary, we are The DIVIDED States of America. Our leaders, corporate influences, special interest groups and egos have made that a certainty. They have made two sides of every argument and with the help of social media,…
A Viking a Stick and a Four Year Old Boy
Today I stood on the elliptical at my gym and fought tears. The story on the screen was hard to comprehend. I saw graphic images of bloody lash marks on a boys legs, on his behind and the guy on the news reported that they even reached his genitals. This little boy is only four…
FYI… Your Daughter is no Princess
Your daughter is a princess, is she? Well… How nice. Is she “kept” in a tiny room atop a tower waiting for her prince to come rescue her? Or is she delicate and sleeping waiting for true love’s kiss? Maybe she’s a secret princess who’s being hidden from an evil overlord…. Wait, scratch that, it’s…
Christians, Atheists and Ben Franklin
I’m aware that this might be one of my least popular posts but, before you judge me remember that I am being pragmatic in my view on this and it hasn’t much to do with my personal belief system. Many of you may know that there is a controversial ceremony being held in Oklahoma City…
Blame the Victim
In the wake of the story surrounding Ray and Janay Rice, I have seen a myriad of emotions. I saw the video and was as shocked as anyone. When I saw that he’d been dropped by his team (albeit with a $25,000,000.00 pay off) and that his wife was defending him, I felt sad. It…
An Open Letter to Gene Simmons
Dear Mr Simmons, As a writer I appreciate the imagery of your words when you paint a picture of a murdered rock n’ roll, I can almost see the stab wounds. Your statement that “Some brilliance, somewhere, was going to be expressed, and now it won’t, because it’s that much harder to earn a living…
Let’s talk about the “F” word… And I don’t mean Fuck.
I want to discuss the “F” word today… That’s right, that dirty word FEMINISM. When I see a woman exclaim that she is “NOT A FEMINIST” it always catches me off guard. One of my favorite quotes is this: “Do you believe that all humans are equal? Do you believe that women are human? CONGRATULATIONS,…
The Naked Truth
I came across this http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5683243?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000015&ir=Business article. I read through the reactions and this fathers response. I could only come to one conclusion… It made me sad. Sad for our society as a whole that something as beautiful as this could be seen as pornographic. That these are images that we actually have to keep private….
The Swearing Mom's Guide To Life 