Mira BrownfieldI Talked to My Kids About Race the Other DayI talked to my kids about race the other day. I hadn’t intended to. I mean I talk to them about it all the time when we see things…Jun 14, 2020Jun 14, 2020
Mira BrownfieldI can’t write about politics anymore.So I’ve spent three years angry, interspersed with despair, disbelief, devastation, depression, any d word that means unhappiness. I can’t…Oct 20, 2019Oct 20, 2019
Mira BrownfieldChildren DestroyedI wanted to expound a little upon my mother’s story since what I posted two days ago was written over a year ago. My mother is a hard…Jun 24, 2018Jun 24, 2018
Mira BrownfieldThe Irony is Not Lost on MeI am the epitome of a Privileged White Woman. I am wealthy, educated, cis-gendered, heterosexual and I live in the hills of California for…Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Mira BrownfieldDon’t CriticizeI was told by a fellow Girl Scout leader the other day that if I didn’t want to do the work myself (regarding a certain aspect of our…Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
Mira BrownfieldThank You MarchersI learned so much this year. So much. I learned to stand up for myself. I learned to speak up when I feel injustice is occurring. I learned…Jan 20, 2018Jan 20, 2018
Mira BrownfieldPick a SideThe middle of the road is gone. It’s not truly like we didn’t know what side of the road we were on before but it didn’t have to be…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
Mira BrownfieldRestless DreamsI’m restless tonight. All I dream about, day after day as a stay at home mom, is having days to myself to do nothing. Read, lay about, eat…Nov 11, 2017Nov 11, 2017
Mira BrownfieldInvisibleI spent my childhood fighting invisibility. No one really saw me. My parents were too self involved, and alcoholic really, to really see…Aug 20, 2017Aug 20, 2017
Mira BrownfieldWhat’s to Say?What’s to say that hasn’t already been said so eloquently by so many? The events of this weekend were horrifying to witness, read about…Aug 14, 2017Aug 14, 2017
