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When Sports Parents Go Too Far…
It has finally come to this: a parent has sued a sports coach for not playing his child more frequently.Perhaps this will go down in American parenting history as definitive proof that we have all totally lost our minds.I am surprised this didnt happen earlier, actually. And that the lawsuit originated in Texas, not New York City, where parents pay professionals to coach their children for kindergarten interviews, or my hometown of …
Mothers’ Declaration of Rights
Recently I wrote about the shameful state of womens health care in America and how Americas broken health care system affects women.
How America’s Broken Health Care System Affects Women
The idea of womens empowerment is a touchy issue. It has been correlated with the myth of the male decline and other scare tactics put forth by those who may seek to sweep womens issues under the proverbial rug. However, one fact stands very clear.
Don’t Blame the Vending Machine!
Maybe it’s just me, but when I hear the phrase My lunch came from the vending machine, it doesn’t typically bring to mind images of health and happiness. Vending machine meals are what you do in college, during your first years in the work force as an underpaid and overworked entry level employee, or when youre low on time and running on empty. Chips, candy, soda… the glass-front dispensary has long been a symbol for all things junk food.
Do Women Need to Learn How to Speak Out in a Crowd?
Most of my life has been spent in groups of men and women. First, my family of six. Then elementary school classrooms. Then more school, including business school, where 100% of our work occurred in study groups. Then actual business, with its endless small meetings and large presentations, as wel