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Let's see.. about six months ago I walked out on my job of ten years and am now pursuing a writing career. I will write about anything that holds my interest, from parenting, to humor, to sex, politics, you name it.

I'm a product of the 80's, and I firmly

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Family 2008: The changing role of the mother: 1 of 19

The perfect wife and mother of the 1950's has retired. In her place is a new mother who looks much more like an Amazon warrior than June Cleaver. She is physically strong, intelligent, a leader, and a fierce warrior. No longer does the phrase "Wait til your father gets home" strike fear in the hearts of children. Today's mot...
Arts & Humanities > American Literature The American dream in literature: 1 of 10

Originally the American Dream was used as a marketing tool to convince immigrants to set sail and step onto the shores of this new world. In return, they were promised land, a stake, that would belong only to them. With hard work, they were assured, they could turn their piece of property into something profitable, and accum...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Bathrooms: 6 of 56

When I was growing up, the bathroom was the great talking space. It was a small rabbit hole, if you will, where mother and daughter shared secrets, talked about the important issues, and simply got away from the men. For seventeen years, my mother took a bath every night after dinner. And for seventeen years, I sat across fr...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Moving back in with your parents: 1 of 9

I had to sneak away from my father to write this article. He caught me at a weak moment and somehow I got roped into helping him do a spring cleaning of the kitchen. This was not on my agenda today, but being agreeable makes life much easier when you live with your parents. Deciding to move back in with parents is a difficul...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Humor: Decoding food cravings during pregnancy: 2 of 12

Being a good Southern woman, I've always lived by the adage that your body craves what it needs. Calories, fat and sodium have never meant much to me, and when I was pregnant I whole-heartedly believed and practiced eating for two. Of course, my appetite was also increased because I quit smoking during my pregnancy, resultin...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting The changing roles of the grandparents: 3 of 15

Grandma's house used to be the place children went to get home-baked cookies and to get their cheeks pinched. Grandma's house was full of family photos, perched precariously on every surface and hung on every funny floral-print wall. Grandma's house was a little dusty, from all the little ceramic pieces grandchildren had giv...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Frugal fun to occupy boys: 1 of 5

Keeping boys occupied and happy is not for the faint of heart. Boys like to get dirty. They like to stick their hands in everything. They like to play with things that make parents cringe with fear over germs and just plain nastiness. But, if you are willing to overcome your germophobia, and get your hands a little dirty, yo...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory State assistance and treatment of those who use it: 2 of 9

How many times have you stood in line at the grocery store, behind a mother with two or three small children, and waited while the cashier rang up her purchases, and she tried to keep her children away from the ever-present candy? Maybe you're standing there, smiling at the precocious baby sitting in the buggy, and then you ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens Why parents should monitor Internet use by teens as well as younger children: 5 of 22

Monitoring a teen's internet use is much more important than monitoring your six year old's. Teens use the internet as an escape, creating fantasy versions of themselves, and as an online journal to reveal their deepest thoughts and fears. Sites like Myspace and Facebook have given teens a whole new type of online forum wher...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) Fathers: How to deal with a teen daughter's pregnancy: 4 of 16

The hardest thing I ever did was telling my parents I was pregnant. I was seventeen, and barely in my second year of college. I had a boyfriend, who was supportive of the pregnancy, and came home with me to tell the family, but I knew neither of my parents particularly liked him, especially my father. Then again, he never re...