For many years when I looked in the mirror, I saw mostly discomfort, awkwardness, and low self-esteem. I didn't see beauty and I never felt attractive. I felt jumbled on definitions of internal and external beauty. I focused on my scars, my vampire teeth and overbite, and my … [Read more...] about What Do You See When You Look in the Mirror?
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Be A Boss (With a Little Help From the Forte Foundation)
I once had a boss who sent a taxi to her daughter’s elementary school to pick her up when the nurse called saying she was sick. The little girl was ten, just a year younger than my youngest son is now. I was fresh out of college at the time and recall thinking to myself that I … [Read more...] about Be A Boss (With a Little Help From the Forte Foundation)
Hillary Clinton to Hold Final Midnight Rally in Raleigh
Tonight is Election Eve. In my house the elves are all aflutter trying to get out the vote. The House of Dirt and Noise takes elections very seriously. It's an especially heated and insane year since we are in a swing state. There's been a hefty dose of vitriol too, but I've done … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton to Hold Final Midnight Rally in Raleigh
Wendy Davis Stands Up to Support NC’s Next Senator, Deborah Ross
Talk about someone who stood up for women's rights! Literally. In 2013 Texas State Senator Wendy Davis famously stood in her Mizuno sneakers for a 12-hour filibuster to halt the passage of a Draconian anti-abortion law. One champion of women and families is coming to support … [Read more...] about Wendy Davis Stands Up to Support NC’s Next Senator, Deborah Ross
Pimm’s Cup to Toast National Women’s Equality Day
Today is National Women’s Equality Day. Never mind that we share it with National Dog Day. There’s an unsavory bitch joke somewhere there. Frankly, I’m surprised I haven’t heard one yet. Look, I love my rescue dog, but we really can’t get any respect, can we? There’s one … [Read more...] about Pimm’s Cup to Toast National Women’s Equality Day
The Letter the Stanford Rapist’s Father Meant to Write
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
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