She was tall, thin and matronly, with cat’s-eye glasses and a helmet of salt-and-pepper curls. Her name was Lola Garrison, and she was my sixth-grade teacher. A sweet, soft-spoken woman who rarely raised her voice, Mrs. Garrison once chastised a flip-at-the-lip female classmate of mine by uttering, in a sharp tone that she rarely… Continue reading Girls Will Be Women, But Should ALSO Become Ladies
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Daughters Need Parents, Not Pimps
I’m not the first mother to say this and I won’t be the last, but I’ve got a pair of beautiful baby girls. Equally sweet and sassy, with a zest for life and limitless curiosity about the world around them, Nia and Layla challenge us, inspire us and fill our hearts with joy. Even as… Continue reading Daughters Need Parents, Not Pimps
Viagra? All Day. Contraceptives… No Way?
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/columnists/lorrie-irby-jackson/20120503-womens-right-to-parent-or-not-at-stake-in-debate.ece Whether you have a teething baby, a sulky preteen or a college freshman, parenting is a difficult, demanding, never-ending job. Executing its many duties requires consistent doses of patience, maturity, discipline and a constant influx of money and time, even when they’re grown and gone. And because that daunting task shouldn’t be attempted… Continue reading Viagra? All Day. Contraceptives… No Way?