There is nothing wrong with tempering your honesty with kindness. It's all about how you position your communication. Two of the concepts I've been working on with my team might be relevant here. First is identifying personal/ position needs of the person with whom your communicating. Once you understand what a…

I got pregnant at 21 and decided to terminate. It was a very casual relationship, protection failed, and we were too drunk to know. Looking back now, I would have had a circle of family and friends to support me, but at the time, it seemed like it was the only decision. I was terrified my family would be humiliated. …

I got asked for parenting advice! We've been working really hard on consequences, structure, and gentle discipline with BabyTarheel, and one of the other moms in his class came to me for advice.

Everyone already shared the advice I would give, so I'm just piling on with a congrats that your hard work will help you start your next stage with less financial strain!

So, let me get this straight, WOC are their own group, and aren't part of women as a gender? Because Tyler Perry's misogyny impacts us all. Are WOC doubly impacted? Definitely- both race and gender are part of the discussion. However, considering the high rate of violence against women, often perpetrated by someone…

What the fuck is gateway sexual activity? This is a disturbing group of trends, anthe sexual miseducation of our students is a disservice that has long-reaching implications, particularly for female students, who bear a disproportionate part of the financial and social burden of teenage parenting. Many abortions…

What the fuck is gateway sexual activity? This is a disturbing group of trends, but the sexual miseducation of our students is a disservice that has long-reaching implications, particularly f

I manage reps in 6 states and my top performer is in AL. She absolutely loves it- I was driving around with her, and she asked me what I thought of AL. I was trying to think of how to explain it with a positive spin, when she beat me to it. "I know a lot people make fun of AL, but this is such a great area, and there…

Alabama too. I was just there this week.

As usual, thanks home state for making us all look like assholes. As I flew out of Tyson-McGhee last night, I thanked God for the job that got me out of there.

Oddly enough, Walgreens. Not my favorite flavor of PopChips, but still pretty good. My favorite, you asked? Kettlecorn-sweet and salty.

I caught my mom giving my dad a blowjob when I was about 10. Didn't really get what I was looking at until a little later in life, but my dad couldn't look me in the eye for weeks. They were staying in our guest room for some reason, which was a jack and Jill with my room. I went bouncing in on a Sunday morning, and…

Gotcha. I took it as the effect of rap was cumulative- not all the factors together.

I beg to differ: my husband has the ideal jaw/chin. It's why I agreed to go out with him. Strong jaw, defined chin in perfect proportion to his nose with a tiny cleft. Might have impacted my decision to marry him, too. But I have a chin thing. Just call me Aaron Eckhart.

Hahaha. It did teach me that I really do come from a place of white privilege, which was a valuable lesson once I left ETN.

I have a self-tanner for my face, one for my arms, and one for my legs, because the skin variances, evenness, and cellulite all have their own needs. And yes, it's vain. I DGAF.

Seriously, it's not just about your level of paleness, it's about the undertones and chemical makeup of your skin. I am a so-white-they-don't-make-makeup-pale-enough, and I have been using self tanners and spray tans for close to 20 years. You never know what it will look like until you see it on your skin. Do it,…

Agreed. 7 seasons of 30 Rock, and while I even work for Kabletown, I still haven't figured out how to walk into the local President's office. I have opportunity, lord knows I occasionally have reasons, and yet... I manage not to follow Liz Lemon's example.

I think misogyny itself is a factor in this as it created a void for these girls to fill. I think that we are failing to teach young women that they deserve control of their own bodies. But I struggle with allowing internalized misogyny to take the place of personal responsibility. Is teaching young women that female…

I don't even think it's one out of ten. There are so many more concrete reasons that can contribute. It's poor parenting, with a values system based in greed, reward, and self-satisfaction at others' expense, along with opportunity and no respect for others' autonomy. They may have gotten the IDEA from any cultural…