A new political page

I added a new page (up top there — a tab at the top of the page) about why I occasional sprinkle political thoughts on a blog that is often more local and personal. Have a look. Let me know what you think.
And thanks for reading!

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The future is looking bright

Looking towards tomorrow and the days and months and years to come, I am filled with hope.

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Protecting our kids….and soup?

I know we want to protect our kids. You can tell from these pages that I definitely do. But “protecting” them by way of cutting out soup subsidies, so to speak? Totally ridiculous. Think of the message this is sending to children, no matter what their family make up, gender expression, sexual preference.
Oy!
(Thanks to Mombian [...]

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Limited Options/Gendered Options

I was recently perusing a catalog for a Scholastic book order. When I was a teacher, I gave them out half-heartedly. On the one hand, they enabled some students to get books at a very low cost, they encouraged reading, and they also helped me to build my classroom library. On the other hand, I [...]

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New Look!

We’ve got a new, easier-to-read look (I think) here at labels are for jars.
Hope you enjoy this newish start for the new year.
Let me know your thoughts!

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Going big time!

Well, not in any real way, but the focus of the blog, for today, is going national.
Please check out this letter to Obama from the LGBT community (hosted at Join the Impact). The letter is here.
Basically, it reiterates Obama’s campaign promises to the LGBT community, asking him to stand by them. Please sign it. Which, [...]

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Love it!

The scene:
Cubby area in Q’s lovely kindergarten.
The players: Q, boy 2, boy 3
All three boys are huddled together looking at a book about weather. They get up to get on their things to leave.
Boy 2: Q, I really like your necklace.
Q: Yeah (he doesn’t really know how to respond to a compliment). It has dragonflies.
Boy [...]

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more Milk

Thinking more about Milk, I find myself wondering about the trailblazers. It’s always someone. Or a group of folks. They travel the path enough times that it gets worn. And familiar. Did he know he was wearing it down such that others could trod with ease? I’m pretty sure he did. At least to a [...]

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Relaxing…and waiting/wondering

Thanks to those who responded to yesterday’s post telling me to calm the $#%$^ down. I will. And I think I am. Perhaps the thinking and writing about it actually made me sound or made me be more hyped up than I am in reality. So let it be known that I’m taking a chill [...]

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A Plateau

Things have gotten comfortable around here lately. And by that I mean, I’ve gotten comfortable. I think that we’ve made it through many of the potentially discomforting situations, such as Q wearing a skirt to school, wanting to play mostly with girls, explaining stereotypes to peers, me answering questions about his clothing choices, etc.
And with [...]

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