I see so many people whining about how “everything is racist these days” and “people blame white supremacy for everything.” Yeah. That’s because racism and white supremacy are infused into everything in our country—we’re just starting to acknowledge it. And …
As parents, our first instinct is to protect our children. It’s a biological imperative, that visceral and primal urge to keep our children away from things that could hurt them. But sometimes, that instinct can do more harm than good. …
Every so often, a story in the news prompts people to cry “Free speech!” while frantically waving around the First Amendment of the Constitution and fuming about fascism. Such stories are usually about someone saying something heinous and facing some …
A mother of four boys recently wrote an op-ed in which she lamented the leggings trend. She explained how males can’t help but look at legging-clad bodies and think goodness-knows-what thoughts because “nature.” She asked young women to “think of …
Let’s talk about extremism. Not very many things scare me, but extremism in every form does. We hear a lot about the extremism of radicalized Islamic groups, and yes, those groups are worrisome. But the instant that fearmongerers equate those …
Our first two kids were girls, which was perfectly fine by me. I loved my girls. I understood girls. Girls were my jam. When we found out our third baby was a boy, I freaked a little inside. What was …
My 10-year-old tells me he’s having a hard time breathing as he climbs into bed. It’s a classic symptom of the anxiety he’s learning to manage, but it’s disconcerting to him nonetheless. He looks at me with wide, pleading eyes. …
I’ve been writing on the internet for so long, you’d think little would surprise me anymore. And yet . . . An outlet I write for has an editorial subscription to Getty Images, one of the largest photo resources on …