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Bullets are not a safety plan
June 14, 2013: I can’t believe it’s the six-month anniversary of Newtown. I took a moment to read this blog I wrote a few days after the tragic event. It feels as relevant to me today as it did 6...
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One of the things we have to fear is fear itself
Part of the experience of parenting these days is the constant background noise of worry. News and social media, endlessly fascinated with danger, feed a steady stream of warning about the perils...
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Summer reading
It’s summertime. Bye-bye, I’m heading to the beach. It is inconceivable to me to go without a book. On my list this year: Zippy by Haven Kimmel, which I borrowed from my library and devoured in a few...
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If no isn’t an option, yes has no meaning
I am always amazed at what a difficult concept consent seems to be. She asked for it, she started the argument, she was into making out, what did she think was going to happen if she went there/did...
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Stop telling me to smile
Over my shoulder, I call towards the back of the car, “Why do you think men yell out at women on the street?” “Because they can,” came the lightning quick response from one of my twin 16-year-old...
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Fear not, think this
I am not typically drawn to sensationalist articles titled “What Are You Afraid Of?” Mostly, because I already know. But when Parade Magazine fell out of the Sunday paper last week, there was a cool...
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Shattered community
We bring you this post from Sandi Scroggins, WSCADV’s Executive Assistant. April 5, 1984. I was 14 and it was 18 days before my 15th birthday. I had transferred to Foothill High School six months...
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