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March 05

MY RECENT POSTS

  • A Dark Incident
    May 16, 2012 09:26PM

  • I was bullied into bullying
    May 16, 2012 08:35PM

  • More guns!
    March 28, 2012 08:05PM

  • Post teacher ratings online -- why not?
    March 23, 2012 12:18AM

  • Tots in Jesusland
    March 22, 2012 11:35PM

MY RECENT COMMENTS

  • “Thanks, jlsathre. But I think feeling responsible is also a way to feel powerful.…”
    May 16, 2012 09:35PM

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    March 28, 2012 08:45PM

  • “I hear you, but I think your point that it's good business, not honest activism,…”
    March 28, 2012 08:29PM

  • “Thank you. You should submit this to the Modern Love column in New York Times --…”
    March 23, 2012 12:37AM

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May 16, 2012 09:35PM
“Thanks, jlsathre. But I think feeling responsible is also a way to feel powerful. It is a double-edged sword -- I feel guilt because I feel bad to have…”
About: I was bullied into bullying
March 28, 2012 08:45PM
“Thank you. Should be cross-posted. R”
About: If Trayvon were White
March 28, 2012 08:29PM
“I hear you, but I think your point that it's good business, not honest activism, is kind of the point. If supporting gay marriage becomes good business…”
About: Put Your Money Where Your Huge Mouth Is.
March 23, 2012 12:37AM
“Thank you. You should submit this to the Modern Love column in New York Times -- it is really a gift. R”
About: Ashes of an Ex-Husband
March 23, 2012 12:37AM
“Thank you. You should submit this to the Modern Love column in New York Times -- it is really a gift. R”
About: Ashes of an Ex-Husband
March 18, 2012 01:18PM
“I also have a daughter, and hope she will have organizations like planned parenthood to help her keep healthy and safe. R”
About: Planned Parenthood Changed My Life
March 09, 2012 12:34AM
“I just wrote a post about the early closing of minds to education. I think that all those posters who suggest that statistics and information are the k…”
About: Conservatives on welfare
March 09, 2012 12:27AM
“I feel like you are living my life, or maybe I am living yours. I think I am also friends with Bill. All of my female friends take birth control pills,…”
About: Conservatives on welfare
March 08, 2012 11:26PM
“Thank you, Trudie. As a teacher and as a parent, I have never seen the value of withholding information. And I don't like teaching my children to withh…”
About: the innocent mind
January 28, 2012 04:35PM
“Sometimes it's hard to know what the right stance is on an issue. But sometimes it's not. You show clearly why on this issue you have made the decisio…”
About: And that is why I am Pro-Choice.
January 12, 2012 12:01PM
“My husband was raised by hoarders, but has kicked the habit. It is an amazing and inspiring thing to watch someone transcend "stuff". Now if…”
About: Resolution: De-Hoard My Life
January 11, 2012 11:07AM
“baltimore aureole, You could be right on a few of these, and you certainly deserve a response, though probably not from me, but here goes: 1. I don't set…”
About: Tips from your friendly neighborhood college interviewer
January 11, 2012 10:32AM
“Thank you, Muse. There is a blog on the New York Times website called "The Choice" that I found incredibly helpful. Mope it helps, and good l…”
About: Tips from your friendly neighborhood college interviewer
January 08, 2012 10:30AM
“Nicely written, nicely titled. Nice! R”
About: Bachmann Leaves Nothing Behind But Santorum.
January 08, 2012 10:26AM
“That's true, Blacklilly89, but I also want to make the point that very few of us are whipping it out at Target because we want to. Most mothers I know…”
About: Why I hated breastfeeding
January 04, 2012 10:13PM
“Thank you for sharing your experience. As a recent transplant to the Bible Belt, I find a lot of behavior and thinking behind it pretty inexplicable. S…”
About: Why I Stopped Believing in God
January 03, 2012 09:34PM
“Thank you for the post -- it is amazing that it is still an issue that comes up, but it does. I am happy to say that my husband, a college professor, a…”
About: Breasts are for Feeding: Get Over It!
December 30, 2011 09:40PM
“What a lovely way to tell such a meaningful story... ~r~”
About: My Life in The One Percent
December 30, 2011 09:34PM
“So glad you found my blog -- because now I have found yours. I love your sense of yourself in the world... ~r~”
About: I Can't Be 60 If I Still Shop At Gap
December 30, 2011 09:22PM
“Thank you for the kind comments, everyone. It is wonderfully encouraging... Divorce Bard -- That was fun to read. I imagine it was also wonderful to wr…”
About: Grandfather frost, 3 sheets to the wind
December 30, 2011 09:20PM
“This is wonderful, Jaime. If it gets published, I would buy it. Good luck!”
About: A Strange Thing Happened
December 23, 2011 07:57PM
“Thank you. It has been pointed out to me that in the US a drunk and incontinent Santa would not be allowed to roam the neighborhood unmolested, but the…”
About: Grandfather frost, 3 sheets to the wind
December 16, 2011 11:13AM
“Good for you! It's always nice to serve your revenge cold. Now all you need to do is follow up to make sure they have taken appropriate action.”
About: My Non-Encounter With a Total Bastard.
December 16, 2011 11:09AM
“Honestly funny. Enjoy your prize!”
About: Confessions of a Hopelessly Starstruck Buffoon.
December 16, 2011 10:38AM
“Thank you for this. All I can manage is a wimpy "In Memoriam" -- I think the depth of this would have pleased him.”
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