"I'm so sorry. I know that feeling. It's hell." --an excerpt from a conversation I recently had with a friend who is... well, going through hell.
That Prayer I Hate
"Open our eyes" is the ultimate Christian/praying person's cop-out.
One Hour
I'm cleaning up a mess in the living room when all of a sudden, I see a Smurf running towards me with outstretched arms. Except it's not a Smurf. It's my son, with blue food colouring on his face and his hands, and streaked across his chest...
On Willful Ignorance (Part 3 of 3)
Right doesn't know, and doesn't want to hear it. Right loves predictability and uniformity above all. Right likes having all the answers. Right will shame people and break them down until they fit into the box of knowledge and know-how they already have.
On Willful Ignorance (Part 2 of 3)
It is not okay to bully someone for having a different experience than your own. It is not okay to loudly declare that something does not exist simply because you have never personally encountered it. It is not okay to tell someone they are wrong because their life is not a carbon-copy of your own.
Ashley Lilley 