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April 10 Poetry Challenge Daughterland, Part 2
” We have been wounded by it (giving)” –Alberto Rios Giving: What it Takes My car door slammer, my you-don’t-get-it-you’re-too-old, my you-should-be-home-making-cookies my you-promised-me-you-guys-wouldn’t-split-till-i-was-out-of-the-house My Daughter. Full of intensity and scowl Full of cat eyes and hoop earrings Looking for … Continue reading
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Tagged april poetry month, daughters, feather river, goddess, mothers, parenting, poem, poetry, poetry challenge, pro choice, teens
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April 3 Poetry Challenge The Son Also Sulks
I’m taking away from his day of nothing by forcing him to hang out and possibly do things with me like lunch, buying stuff for a project I’ve been nagging him about. Most times we exist in car rides and … Continue reading
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Tagged napomo, parenting, poem, poetry, poetry challenge, teenage boys, teenage sons
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Vagabond (children & sisters)
I make it home alone after 13 hours of driving in the dark night. We barely stopped to eat or drink. My sister used her last bit of cash for a motel room in Quincy (she’ll stay in motels for … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, California, campground, children, mental illness, parenting, plumas county, poems, poetry, siblings
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Alien Sex Fiend
Hip Mama Magazine is featuring an essay of mine called Alien Sex Fiend –all about the sex question one gets from tweens who are beginning to discover certain facts of life.
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Tagged facts of life, gay, lesbian, middle school, parenting, puberty, sex, sexuality, straight, tweens
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They Recorded the Words but They Can’t Hear Them
I was at a board meeting when I heard the principal of the local high school talk up his experience in leadership. Most of his sentences were punctuated with the words, “when I got my doctorate” or “ I worked … Continue reading
Parenting Secrets and Lies
Anyone can become a parent. And of course in our society we’re suppose to respect how other people parent except in cases of societally recognized parenting faux pas such as teaching one’s child to roll joints or obvious physical abuse. … Continue reading
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Tagged bad parenting, discipline, how to parent, mexican parenting, mommy, mommy blog, no tv, no video games, parenting, parenting guides, strict., white people
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