THE AWKWARD MOM

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Am I a conversation starter or stopper?

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A missionary friend told me once of a person she’d spoken with who, as a child in Africa, was slapped every time she asked a question.

I was moved by the person’s insight: “You don’t just stop asking questions,” they’d mused to my friend. read more

A Note for the Day You’re Feeling Powerless

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I woke up the other day feeling—well. Feeling needlessly angry. (It wasn’t the first time, lately.)

I drilled down a bit in my surly little soul. Anger, I recall, is secondary; it stems from something: disappointment, fear, hurt, sadness. For me, there were slices of sadness—but also a big hunk of fear. More specifically, I felt powerless.

As I was scrawling thoughts for this post, I felt rather sheepish for even labeling that. The reasons I feel powerless are nothing like some of you reading this, huddling (or scramming) when an abusive spouse comes home. Or perhaps you’ve got a boss who makes you feel about an inch high, or even threatened—but you’ve gotta pay the rent. Or maybe you’re a person of color, feeling terrified and estranged after the last election. Or you have a dark diagnosis and a couple of small kids.

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