The other day a guy was lamenting to me about how hard it is to be a white man these days. At first I thought he was being ironic. I mean, he was saying this to me, a brown woman. Hearing these words uttered from the lips of a white man left me feeling perplexed. Was he expecting … [Read more...] about It’s Hard to Be a White Man
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We Have a Male Babysitter.
Are women predisposed to taking care of children? I never wanted to be a mother. Somehow the maternal gene was pinched between the shopping and corporate ladder climber genes that roughhoused all the others into submission. I didn't earn pocket money babysitting, nor did … [Read more...] about We Have a Male Babysitter.
Ace of Cakes Cake Bakery Flops
Alternate Title: Let Them Bake Cake!There's nothing like a little Food Network to bring a family together. Other than Phineas & Ferb, it sure beats the other crap on TV that is fit for kids' consumption (not to be confused with the consumption of kids, which would just be plain … [Read more...] about Ace of Cakes Cake Bakery Flops
What My Bathroom Cabinet Doesn’t Say About Me
I'm not much of a prissy girl. With this new haircut of mine I really don't need much more than a dime size drop of drugstore gel and my fingers to get gussied up. Did I just say "gussied up?" Indeed I did. And I meant it. My entire regimen in the morning is 30 minutes, tops. … [Read more...] about What My Bathroom Cabinet Doesn’t Say About Me