Life Your Way

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On Gender Roles, Equality and the #BoyMom Hashtag

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I’m afraid I’m on another soapbox today. This time it’s about gender roles and equality. And why, as the mom of four exceptional girls, I hate certain uses of the #boymom hashtag. Here’s the thing: I firmly believe that gender differences are real, natural and good. But those differences are hard to define and have […]

On Documenting Our Life in Pictures

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Have you noticed that certain topics gain popularity, popping up again and again on various blogs? The current topic du jour — at least in my corner of the blogosphere — seems to be our culture’s obsession with social media and especially with picture taking. The posts I’ve seen suggest that our relationships are shallow, […]

Social media should feed your soul

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All kinds of things can be said about social media—good, bad and in-between. It’s true that social media has enabled affairs that might not have otherwise happened, has made cyber bullying a very real concern for children in the new millennium, and has caused people to compare their lives to others and embrace discontent…not to mention […]

On Kids and Social Media

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To be honest, I’m not exactly sure what the point of this post is. I’m not offering advice or really even sharing a story; mostly, I’m just trying to process my own thoughts and hear yours as well! Let me start by saying that I’ve been a mom long enough to know that I know […]