Freedom is a beautiful thing I think we can all agree that women are under a lot of scrutiny. A lot. We are almost always too fat – unless we cross over and become “disgustingly thin” or a “skinny bitch”. We are expected to behave, and we hear these commands all the time: "Smile!" "Sit up!" "Don't be pushy!"...
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Here is the thing about me (and I bet it is about you as well): In the area of taking care of and loving myself, I am an all-or-nothing kind of girl. If I start my day off eating sugary cereal "because goddammit - it is Halloween" and "I cannot live without me Boo Berry Crunch" [Editor’s note: read like a...
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Ok, I am pissed. The Dress Code thing has always been an issue for me - but we are at code-fucking-orange here people. That's right, girls are getting hazed and shamed. They are being kicked out of proms, made to wear scarlet letter suits, and are being called skanks by those in authority – the same teachers and administrators we...
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Totally OK with whatever path these guys choose, even if they want to be birds. I grew up in kind of a rich town, as kind of a poor kid. Not truly poor; I recognize that my family owned their own house and we had food to eat, but everything is relative. When you grow up in a rich town...
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Bringing up Pumpkin Last November I tossed rotting Jack-o-lanterns into an unused garden bed and hoped for the best. I occasionally watered it, I occasionally put some compost in there with it, but I mostly left it alone. This summer I was happy to see huge leaves emerging from the garden bed, and now there is at least one sweet...
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The four year old feeling a previous service. Photo credit Sean Elliot I was on a panel the other day and these words found their way out of my mouth: "When I teach Sunday school – " I was quickly interrupted. "Wait, what!? YOU teach Sunday school?" At first I was confused. Is that weird? Am I unqualified? Must I...
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So, you know that quote that says: "Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish simply by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." Whoever said that was probably NOT a very good tree climber. At any rate, I seem to have several fish trying to climb...
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Hopefully, this is a message we have already heard. However, there are four recent headlines that make me feel like this is a message that bears repeating. Alleged gang rape, hanging of two girls in India sparks global outrage “If I Can’t Have Them, No One Will” Man goes on killing spree when women reject him Teenage girl forced to...
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Well, invitations are ordered and I am in the process of marrying the love of my life (again). My husband/editor and I have decided to live and relationship mindfully - and so getting remarried every 5 years is part of the plan. I explain it here:
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Here are the top six reasons why I, as a 43-year-old, size 12, mother of four, woman with thunder thighs, feel totally justified in rocking a two piece. 1. I Don't Give a Shit I actually do not exist for your viewing pleasure and your ideas about who should and should not be seen in a bikini are 0% my...
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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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