People change. In fact, people should be (and in some cases, are) encouraged to change. When you know better, do better. (That’s change.) So I’m conflicted about judging politicians, for example, by stances they held 20 or 30 years ago. (This is also perhaps an indicator that we shouldn’t have career politicians, but that’s another … Read more
When I turned vegetarian, a friend gifted me a copy of How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman. I used it a fair amount, and nearly everything I made from it was delicious. Not all of it was easy, and most of it wasn’t quick, but it was tasty. Homemade pasta e fagioli? There’s … Read more
You might have heard … there are two really popular series that are at their last stop. I’d love to tell you about them, but I don’t know very much. Avengers is superheroes, right? And Game of Thrones is a Netflix show, maybe? I could look it up, but I’m not that invested in it. … Read more
Shortly after I learned and announced I was pregnant, I received more correspondence from immediate and extended family than I had in years. They let me know how horrible I am; how I ruin everything I touch; how I’m selfish and won’t just “get over” how my family treats me (because there’s nothing wrong with how … Read more
I saw this meme the other day. (I don’t know who to attribute it to, though the saying is widely said.) And while it’s true, you can’t do it all now, either. Many (most? all?) of us spend a lot of time on things that aren’t important (games, mindless scrolling, unintentional TV watching, etc.), and as … Read more
A few years ago, I was doing a 10k and was maybe a little undertrained. (What?! Never!) Was running it with a good friend and we knew we’d have a good time, even if we didn’t have a good time. Somewhere around mile 5, I got a text from the guy I was dating at … Read more
I posted this the other day: “I just read an article about screen time and kids, and it made mention of four hours daily being moderate use. How is four hours of TV/gaming/etc moderate??” When I was in therapy, one of the things my therapist was trying to drill down into was whether I was … Read more
“We did xyz when we were kids, and we turned out fine.” I hate this argument. If we’re making a strictly alive-vs.-dead argument, the people who died aren’t here to argue the other side. Seat belts, car seats, bike helmets immediately come to mind. As a health argument, young people now have a shorter life … Read more
A friend shared a meme about autism researchers “proving” things that people with autism have been writing about for 20 or more years. I thought about how that is applicable in some way to every group of “other.” When I was going through chemo, I experienced chemo brain, a side effect of many chemotherapies that … Read more
6th graders: me, to a boy who was leaning on a music stand: Be nice to the stand. boy: Hi, stand. You have beautiful legs. girl nearby: Why are you being creepy? boy: I’m not being creepy. She said to be nice, so I’m being nice. And so a conversation ensued about the difference between … Read more