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Why is it before marriage we’re either whores or virgins? Is the label of ‘bad girl’ always going to be associated with sexual activity? And how sexually pure is a ‘good girl?’
These are questions I’ve never asked myself while raising boys for the past 16 years. Why? Because my sons don’t have a stigma attached [...]

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How do you break a cop’s heart? Well, first the ‘cop’ wears a fanny-pack with short-shorts, auto-tunes when yodeling rapping and ghost rides as he’s being filmed for a music video.
For example:

Next, you … I mean me … I make a comment on the originating blog (The Fresnan) that posted the video.
As such:
Genevieve said…
So [...]

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1. Laugh-until-your-ribs-hurt advice
Want someone sharper, wittier and just plain weirder than ‘Dear Abby’ to write to for guidance? Well, just ask Jenny Lawson, also known as The Bloggess. She tags herself as ‘Even less qualified than Dr. Phil.’ She’ll answer your question and chances are you’ll laugh yourself sore, but are you brave enough [...]

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This is Ellie. She loves squirrels. A lot.
They love her too. Love to antagonize her that is. It’s become a daily game where they run the power lines above our backyard and shake their tail fur. It is only the daring squirrel, or a newbie squirrel, that goes close to the fence line.
When folks ask [...]

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Anxiety burned my senses like stomach acid. It was too much. I was 30-weeks pregnant, in the hospital with escalating preeclampsia and being treated by strangers. For the first time I had no influence over my situation.
What was going to happen to the baby and me? I wanted my doctor. He was my anchor, the [...]