Can we talk about youth offenders for a minute? Things have certainly changed since I was a teenager. If you got in trouble with the law when I was a kid, there could be pretty severe consequences. I knew way too many kids that went to juvie or wilderness camp because they had broken the law. Today, its all about rehabilitation and restorative justice. In some cases, I think this is great. In others I am left thinking “ What the actual fuck?”                  I want to prefac

Can we talk about coercion for a minute? Not the kind you see in movies or hear about on the news. I’m talking about the quiet, familiar...

Can we talk about acquaintance rape for a minute? I know this is a really heavy topic, but I came across a paper I wrote in school and in...

Can we talk about losing a parent for a minute? Today is my Dad’s 70th birthday or would have been. He’s been gone longer than he was...

Can we talk about my life in 2024 for a minute. Here is the family update that no one asked for haha. 2024 was a big year with a lot of...

Can we talk about when exes just won’t go away for a minute? Breaking up is never fun and often its complicated. As a kid the worst thing...

Can we talk about family court for a second? If you are a single parent or know a single parent chances are you have heard some horror...

Can we talk about parental burnout for a second? Many of you know how my fall started from my last blog post. I am beyond thankful for...

Can I talk about one of the worst times in my life for a minute, that I’m still in the middle of? I want to preface this by saying that...

Can we talk about step parents for a second? Ideally, we meet someone fall in love have a family and live happily ever after....

Can we talk about relationships…again? If you read the last relationship post you are aware that I am in a very happy and healthy...

Can we talk about teenagers for a second…again? It’s a parent’s job to protect our kids from some of the hard realities of the world. Not...

Can we talk about summer break for a second? Remember the last weeks of school before the glorious 2 months of summer vacation! Not a...

Can we talk about Dads for a second? Father’s Day is upon us so, I thought it was a perfect time to give a shout out to some great dads I...

Can we talk about grief for a second? Grief is one of those things that no matter who you are and, how amazing your life is, you can’t...

Kids, the Collateral Damage of Bad Relationships Can we talk about relationships for a second? I’ve heard so many times that humans are...

Can we talk about teenagers for a second? I don’t think that it really matters what generation you’re from; being a teenager is really...

Mothers Day has just past and I thought it would be a nice idea to reminisce about becoming a mom myself. I have 6 completely different...

I was going to call this the single mother’s plight but I realized that there are many, many fathers that share custody or are raising...