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RVA Family: The wrong way to teach kids about violence against women

Back in January, Luca Laverone’s video “Slap her” made the rounds on Facebook and Twitter as viewers saw it as a glimmer of hope in the movement to end violence against women. But…is it?

The shaky world of employer maternity benefits…or lack thereof

It’s time to treat maternity leave less like a hot commodity reserved for the select few and more like the basic medical necessity it is.

Getting your mind off the Mindfulness Movement

No matter how often I am faced with the prescription to cultivate mindfulness in my daily life, I find myself unmoved and unmotivated to actually do it.

Lessons from Lamott

Some people worship Vonnegut or Salinger, Lewis or Tolkien, Didion or Atwood, but me? My human soul bits belong to Anne Lamott and her years of dishing out solid advice.

The carousel of time via new-mom internet search histories

A look into my new parent brain through the magic of Google.

From bad to dad: Perceptions of my husband in the wild

My long-haired, bearded, tattooed husband is always the person approached with inquiries about bumming a smoke, or a joke about being a hippie, or those side-eyes. But once we had our daughter, something changed.

Cocoa Quest: Ho-ho-ho-hot-chocolate

This winter, I took a step in my Cocoa Life Journey to bring you the story of my quest for the best cocoa in town.

Baby book, revisited

Regular baby book prompts are for the birds. Allow me to present a few alternative ideas for your consideration.

Beyond the soup kitchen: volunteer opportunities

If your local soup kitchen overflows with volunteers this time of year, why not try these alternatives?

Lessons from Car Talk

Some guy I met said it’s amazing how we use cars on our show as an excuse to discuss everything in the world–energy, psychology, behavior, love, money, economics and finance. The cars themselves are boring as hell.” — Tom Magliozzi (1937-2014)

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