This week I will marry my husband, again. As we do every five years. As I hope to do for a long, long time. We do this as a way to check in with each other about the big stuff. We, like most parents, are in a constant state of checking in about the small […]
This Father’s Day, thanks to a Budweiser commercial honoring stepfathers that made me blotchy-red-face-snotty-nose cry when I saw it (and is still making me cry as I write this), I am thinking about stepfathers. The commercial features grown children acknowledging what amazing step fathers they have and asking their stepdads to be officially adopt them. […]
In a recent assignment for my Instructional Design course, I had to create a short video showing a well-known proverb (without telling you what it is). Can you guess what proverb this video represents? Tell your friends…
In a few weeks, my husband and I will get married…again. This will be our third time because we decided lifelong commitments are only for suckers and the devil. We promised to reevaluate, renegotiate, and remarry every 5 years for as long as we both shall love. For us, this time meant unpacking a lot […]
If there is one thing the US is more obsessed with than guns, it is telling women what to do. Baby politics, dress codes, mothering expectations, hair policies, communication critiques, mandatory smiles, fashion dos and don’ts, and even fucking bangs. People can not help obsessing about telling women how they are doing it all wrong. […]
Karen is an outspoken comedian, writer, artist, teacher, speaker, podcaster, Mom of seven children, and an adventurous thinker. She is a strong advocate of mindful thinking, asking for what you want, and living an empowered life. Karen speaks with expertise and humor on gender issues, parenting, homeschooling, autism, co-housing, sex and sexuality, positive self imagery, and being ridiculously happy and super-cool.
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