Political Moms

Today

Today, I’m not reading the news. I’m staying off Twitter. I’m not thinking about the raging dumpster fire that is our current political climate.

Today, my family members aren’t Democrats or Republicans, they are simply my loved ones.

How Dare You

How dare you sit back from the comfort of your computer and defend a man who has multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and child molestation against him?

How dare you tout “innocent until proven guilty” yet still do not believe the guilt of people like Bill O’Reilly and your…

The Nuance of Living in Grey Spaces

A year after the presidential election that transformed our country and political discussions into a raging dumpster fire, we haven’t made much any progress in returning civility to our discourse. We can’t seem to separate people from their positions, and refuse to…

One Person’s Annoying Is Another Person’s Inspiring and Heroic

A year ago today, I bought a bottle of moscato d’asti to open in celebration of the election results. Instead, it was opened in sadness when it was clear that there would be no celebration, at least not in my home. I…

Living in Fear

“I’m not going to live my life in fear.”

I’ve repeated that mantra after every mass shooting in recent history (well, all of them that made national news). Every time we turn around we hear of another shooting, in another seemingly safe location.