The media and my own personal circles alike, are brimming with outrage and incredulity of the Brock Turner case. He's the Stanford rapist. Any other title he had he traded in when he raped an unconscious girl behind a dumpster. Yet here in North Carolina we worry about bathroom … [Read more...] about The Letter the Stanford Rapist’s Father Meant to Write
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The Onus is On Parents of Sons
I am the mother of sons. My goal is to raise them to grow up to not be assholes. I do not count myself in the same ilk as the Stanford rapist's father who admonishes his violent act of rape as an incident, nay mistake, that resulted from binge drinking. I know plenty of boys who … [Read more...] about The Onus is On Parents of Sons
$1 Can Help Stop Summer Hunger
The end of the school year is a frenzied, rushed race with summer monotony bleating at the finish line. Each year is a bittersweet end, and I have visions of family time adventures and cookie baking as we laugh and dance in the kitchen. Mind you, this is still a wistful daydream … [Read more...] about $1 Can Help Stop Summer Hunger
Food Bank is Vital to Our Community
There are two things that are important to me - my kids and other kids. Feeding families, whether my own or others, is always top of mind. Food is about so much more than sustenance. Our dinner table is the nucleus of our family, yet many families don't have that luxury. I … [Read more...] about Food Bank is Vital to Our Community
Shot@Life Summit – Where Tribes Meet
When I am at the Shot@Life Summit I am with my tribe, my people, my girls. These are like-minded, smart, passionate women who yammer about the same issues at their dinner table as I do at mine. I suppose we annoy our families and friends in the same way, but when we are together … [Read more...] about Shot@Life Summit – Where Tribes Meet
He Named Me Malala Film to Air Commercial-Free on NatGeo 2/29
Educating girls is not a woman's issue. My own son wanted to raise money for girls' education after we visited a village school outside Kolkata on our trip to India last year. He's just 10-years old yet sees the value in educating girls. In a recent letter he wrote to the United … [Read more...] about He Named Me Malala Film to Air Commercial-Free on NatGeo 2/29
Imposter Parenting – #AsianMomBlogger
Do you ever feel like you're in that Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime and wonder how you got here? Sometimes I look around and have an outer body experience. This is especially heightened when I find myself sitting in those tiny hard plastic chairs in my son's classroom for … [Read more...] about Imposter Parenting – #AsianMomBlogger