A coworker was relegating to my husband at work about an incident he had experienced with his teenage daughter the night before. He had been yelling at her for something when she said something he felt was in a disrepectful tone - backtalk, at which point he slapped her across the face hard. I can... Continue Reading →
packaging girlhood…
Girls and boys, men and women, aren't very different. Looking around at American society, you would never guess that. In their book, Packaging Girlhood, Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown examine the societal aspects which strive to make these gender distinctions and how that affects our daughters. While many would claim genetics and hormonal differences... Continue Reading →
learning from my daughter…
She dances in the sunlight, red highlights glinting from her hair. A smile emanates from her bright blue eyes and curving mouth. She is beautiful, this little girl from my womb, with her alabaster skin and long limbs. She plays hard, and her muscles strengthen each day. I watch her growing taller; some day... Continue Reading →
living peacefully with children 