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…
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…
Calling the DCFS Hotline? You Didn’t Read it Here!
The headstrong young teenager didn’t believe his mom when she laid down the rules for the time he had to come home at night.Now, in all honesty, this kid isn’t too much different than others his age, as the teenage…
Trying To Figure Out The Math of Justice
Maybe I'm not getting the facts correct, but I've been known to misunderstand things, so this confusion I'm experiencing isn't exactly an anomaly.Readers will no doubt set me straight, as they often do, even when I have a clear vision…
Parenting is a Different Ballgame
A closely-held secret month of celebration is March which has, in some states, been declared Parenting Awareness Month.If you live in Texas, you might well be in the dark about this yearly focus, but if either Michigan or California is your…
Parenting Horror Stories
Some years ago, an audience participant on our Talk About Parenting with Shirlee Smith Cable TV show proclaimed, “ You need a driver’s license to drive. You need a license to own a dog. . . “ Of course she went…