Violence damaged my family — my silence afterward allowed that harm to continue. Talking about things – when anything is safe to talk about – we can help the next generations be what they dream of.
Category: Opinion
For My Grands
Today will be really hard for so many of us. I will be grieving, if you are too I hope you don’t mind me sharing something I am doing that helps me (most of the time). Lots of us talk about our wills or how we’re going to distribute things when we pass away. I came across something called “grandparents academy” a couple years ago. It’s for all grandparent situations not only alienated; but I was drawn to the section of it where it offers ideas on how we as alienated grands can do things while we don’t have access to our grandchildren. (I don’t pay for any of their memberships, I like their ideas)
How traumatized families stay in the vile cycles
This time in our country, my life and growth in maturity, has taught me a great deal about why families defend abusers.
Patton Oswalt Loves Dave Chappelle. So What?
People who criticize Patton for his friendships probably need to look at their circle of friends
Is Hannah Gadsby’s Rage Really The Problem?
Jeff Garlin decided Hannah Gadsby should voluntarily cut off her own income before she was allowed to criticize Ted Sarandos and Netflix but says men who do horrible things don’t deserve to lose their money. Mike Birbiglia and Hasan Minhaj show us perfect examples of what girls hear from their dads who don’t understand that their daughters hear them long before they go out into the ruthless world of men.
A Slight Change of Plans Podcast | Dr. Maya Shankar Interviews Annie Duke
Dr. Maya Shankar interviews Annie Duke (author of How To Decide). A great conversation about how we value certain kinds of decisions and how some of the ones we’ve seen as failures might be better seen in a different light.
Plans Awry | Count On It
If you’ve been around a while you’ve noticed plans rarely go as…planned. In work, in life, in relationships, writing, making art, raising children – things go awry.
The Mommy Pages
Women shepherding children in this world deserve to have 21st century community instead of the generations of mommy critics that keep storming in.
What Test Kitchen Could Have Been
On February 4th, 2021 Gimlet Media launched what was supposed to be a series on its Reply All podcast called Test Kitchen to cover Bon Appetit’s toxic work environment.
On February 16th 2021 Eric Eddings laid out a concise twitter thread on how hypocritical Gimlet, Reply All, Sruthi Pinnamaneni, P.J. Vogt, Alex Blumberg, and Lydia Polgreen have been with regard to Gimlet’s own toxic environment.
On February 26th 2021 Alex Goldman published an anemic apology to listeners and told us P.J. and Sruthi were stepping back.
The Canna Mom Podcast | Joyce Gerber
I fell in love with the show after a few listens specifically because Joyce persistently talks about how there’s room for any woman who wants to be part of the cannabis community and she invites us to bring our talents to the table.