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An Open Letter To Donald Sterling From A Multiracial Mom
Mr. Sterling,I have four children that are all sports fans. My oldest daughter is a Los Angeles Lakers fan. My other three are Los Angeles Clippers fans. We are a house divided by the sports teams we love and follow.But this week, we were united in sadness. While watching television, the kids and I heard the racially charged audiotapes that your multiracial girlfriend, V.Stiviano, made of you rambling on about black people …
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 …
When Your Kids Ask If You Ever Tried Drugs…
Now that I have three teenagers, illegal drugs seem everywhere. Philip Seymour Hoffmans fatal heroin overdose. Meth production glamorized on television. The heroin epidemic in New England where the kids favorite aunt lives.Its not my imagination: Oprah even chose the subject for the premiere of OprahPrime last Sunday night.It doesn’t help that marijuana is becoming less and less illegal every day. And closer to home, literally. A few days ago …
Why I’m Taking A Time-Out From Facebook
I am a social media junkie and will admit it. I am on Twitter, track my Klout score, use Hootsuite, check Linkedin & Pinterest and log onto Facebook to browse my Facebook groups regularly. Plus for my business there are lots of thought leaders on Twitter so it helps me to gain exposure. But recently, I’ve bee finding myself more and more put off by Facebook. They changed some timeline feature …
First World Problems and Mommy Guilt
I love my tablet and smartphone. Sometimes when I pick up my youngest from daycare, Ill take my smartphone and keys but will leave my wallet in our locked car. Whats wrong with this picture? Im more concerned about texting, emails or phone calls than my ID or money being stolen. Clearly, this is a first world problem which needs to be rectified.