My blogging has been horribly irregular lately, folks. I apologize for that. I miss it like crazy, but life's been so full.Lately I've been spending all my time reading and writing papers for classes, and I've got some awesome potential blog material from that, and if you'll all be patient with me, I'll be sure to have it up soon!Also, this week, the "Cemetery for the Innocent" (if you don't know what that is, google it. But, trigger warning if you've had an abortion, because it's a giant s … [Read more...]

Trigger Warning for rape and sexual abuseSocial media can be powerful. Yesterday, a Twitter trending topic reminded me of that. On #IDidNotReport, people explain why they didn't report rape or sexual abuse. The results are a strong reminder that we still live in a rape culture.I encourage you all to check out this trend. Here are a few tweets: #ididnotreport because she was female, smaller than me, & we were at a club. The fact was I felt powerless & she didn't accept … [Read more...]

Here are some of my favorite posts this week! Enjoy, and post your favorites in the comments!"Ashley's Song Part 2" by Jermaine Lane: A couple days ago, I asked everyone to share any links they might have about self-injury in honor of Self-Injury Awareness Day. Jermaine responded with this poem! Check it out!I won't post too many Rush Limbaugh articles, but here are a few that I think are neat:"Dear Rush Limbaugh, Birth Control Doesn't Work Like Viagra" by Adam Serwer: Adam explains the m … [Read more...]

Yes, I know this isn't the first horrible thing Rush Limbaugh has said. Trust me, if anyone knows that, it's me. I grew up listening to my father listen to Rush. I remember when Limbaugh had his own television show and I remember sitting on my father's lap at age 4 or 5 and laughing at the show's silly caricatures of Bill Clinton.I remember singing along with the parody songs he played on his show long before I was old enough to actually know what they meant. I remember learning at a young … [Read more...]

In light of Self-Injury Awareness Day, here are a few things that self-injury is NOT, taken from the book Hope and Healing for Kids Who Cut by Marv Penner:It is not just a fad.It is not an extreme version of tattoos or piercingsIt is probably not a suicide attempt (though self-injury is often the result of deep emotional pain or a symptom of other problems like depression, so the issue of suicide should definitely be addressed! Avoid accusations though, and understand that self-injury is mo … [Read more...]