Our children need our protection not infantilization. It’s time for creators to stop producing trite, dopamine-drippy, algorithmically-oriented
See something, say something
My mom has always been an awesome writer. She went back to school when I was 10. Her professors fawned over her writing which raised money, started
delaborate
Odin: so I was working on my narrative at school, and it was long, so I decided to delaborate on the spaghetti. . #Odinisms #ProudMom
“Yes… but” and the road to hell
Why all of a sudden TRump supporters are in disbelief that he could say something brazenly cruel and irreverent? Isn’t that why they voted for
Why ask?
Truly great questions are like time-release peace bombs that detonate in real life. - W. Leitzen
Shifting
what if this were true?
The Truth Beat – The Authoritarian Directive Broken Down
The other day I looked down to glance at a news paragraph on my phone. It said something like, "there are increasing ethical and criminal breaches at
Martin Luther King, Jr Quotes
“A lie cannot live.” “No person has the right to rain on your dreams.” “Our lives begin to end the day we become
These Songs of Freedom
This is some verbiage GOP Trump-backing officials can use to get free. It is time. Dear Constituents: I am officially and irrevocably withdrawing
And up we go again
After writing a few emotional posts lately, both "positive" then "negative," I feel I must quickly get something down in this space that is positive
Next time someone downplays the words, please remember
In the age of Trump, when spokespeople alternate between "his words are not what he means" or "he means what he says," please remember...
yes, I remember
Remember when the GOP used to fight tyranny for the sake of democracy? And now they fight democracy for the sake of a tyrant?
Government is a service
make sure you are well-served
A plan for coping with inauguration weekend
Here is what I am doing during the inauguration on Friday: 1) donating to the ACLU- RI (www.riaclu.org/get-involved/donate) 2) donating to Planned
Free Women’s March Art
Graphics may be printed, shared and forwarded for personal or organizational use in any Women’s March or any other purpose that supports civil rights,
time to march
She is clear.
Thank you Carrie
Take your broken heart, and make it art -Carrie Fisher to Meryl Streep
Protest Art
Because, once again, a short quip and some pictures can sometimes speak more than volumes. Here's hoping the Women's March picks this up and runs with
Oppression is a tool of management, Inspiration a tool of Leadership
This is a distinction that hopefully illustrates why so many Americans are upset. We need to hear from the good winners: Who are you and what are
Quote Day
Below are a few quotes that have caused me to pause at different times in my life. Hope you enjoy them. You can't get enough of what you don't
Tasslenisms: part two
see also Tasslenisms One ♥ Tasslenisms Two ♥ Tasslenisms Three Tasslen at egg hunt: Look mom, a double
Tasslenisms: part one
Words from my (now 5 year old) daughter. see also Tasslenisms One ♥ Tasslenisms Two ♥ Tasslenisms Three ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ In order to get to
Welcome to Mom Mess
This website aims to provide to you a daily dose of truth or fiction, especially fiction that rings true. We all know the power of story-telling,