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BLOWING WINDS AND RAGING FIRES

This blog was written pre- pandemic. I'm republishing it, now, with a "Hail Corona Virus" message for parents in school districts across this country.  We are the only safety net our children have. Who tells me what's safe for my…

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Where’s My Valentine?

A dozen roses. A box of chocolates. A romantic candlelight dinner. A thoughtful present wrapped with fancy red ribbon and bow.Oh, a card with clever wording that says you’re very special.What about a Valentine's Day when the goodies don’t come your…

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Ah Yesteryear

There’s no longer any point in making comments on the nonsense of daily occurrences because after so many years of writing, I’ve said it all.If I were to reread any one of my columns or a blog from last year…

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Beiber is Not News

I heard, like most of you, that Justin Bieber got arrested. I didn’t much care and thought surely there was some real news going on that the giggling-in-the-field reporters and giggling-in-the-studio anchors should be laying on us. Am I being anti-social…

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No V For Victory Just Yet

“Well!” exhaled the black lady in front of me in line at the post office.“I’m just tired of S--t”, she went on to complain.As I see life, it’s our personal responsibility to reach out to a fellow sufferer, and so…

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Find A Kid

Ever wonder why you, your kids and your family are doing so well? Maybe you think this statement is somewhat intrusive since I don’t really know how you or the others around you are managing. Well, you’re right to question…

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It Was Nelson Mandela

We were there!  It was the Los Angeles Coliseum.  It was Friday, June 29, 1990. It was NELSON MANDELA! We caught the bus at our local NAACP office and we paid $10 for an experience we weren’t going to forget. Ivy…

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And Then There’s Christmas

Did you hug your kid today?  Did you give a friendly smile to a kid you didn’t know?When they’re little kids, smiles and hugs seem to come naturally.  Don’t much have to think about this as it seems just being…

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Who is Myrna Raeder?

College?  Every hand in the room goes up when the question is asked.Locked up behind bars? No hands.In every parenting class that I conduct for incarcerated moms at the California Institution for Women in Chino, CA, I ask these two…

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