Breaking news: Tulsa, Oklahoma Starts Sex Education Classes!!!!

Yes, you heard it here… maybe not first but 3 days after. The headline reads “Tulsa Schools to Include Sex Education in Regular Curriculum For the First Time!!!!!!!!!!!!! (my emphasis)” Seriously? Oddly it has the 4th highest teen birth rate in the nation. Colour me stunned! ———————————————————————————- “83% of Oklahoma’s teen births are to unmarried…

Epiphany #3569

Epiphany #3569 (what can I say, I love me a good epiphany) – I am NOT a multi-tasker matter how hard I try. Oh, I can putter with the best of them, creating a vortex of meaningful surrounded by a storm of trivial. But playing twister with multiple complex tasks,  I just can’t. Without intent,…

Mother’s Love Bonds

When I was in Tanzania with my good friend Kerry, we visited a Masai village and took part in the women’s dance. Of course there were children and of course Kerry, the architypical mom, gushed. She was a newly minted Grand-mom and it took very little encouragement for her to whip out photos of the…

The 24 Hour Shock

In 24 hours the Crone went from this: To this: There are no words… well, maybe there are but not here. The words are wailing into my pillow. I just need a few days and I’ll be alright, I did bring home a couple of jugs of tequila, they’ll help. How do you cope with…