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Month: June 2012

Reflections on Papa

May 23, 2017June 17, 2012 by Shay

This was originally posted on June 21, 2009 and pretty much captures my feelings on Father’s day. Its Father’s Day, a day that frankly IMO gets not nearly enough fanfare compared to Mother’s Day. Of course we live in a world where sadly fathers are sometimes not around and Mama plays the role of both …

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Categories Parenting, Random babble Tags father child relationships, father's day

The diagnosis is fear

May 7, 2020June 15, 2012 by Shay

“The meeting was progressing smoothly, until someone made a suggestion of how the group could make some new and much needed changes, suddenly he felt threatened. How dare this interloper suggest they try new ways of being, the old ways had worked for years. The man continued to feel threatened as everyone nodded in agreement …

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Categories Current Events, Random babble Tags fearful living, Rep. Lisa Brown, vagina ban 1 Comment

It’s brave new digital world, but not everyone has a place

May 23, 2017June 14, 2012 by Shay

I have been a coffee and newspaper kind of gal since I was 11 and nope, I am not kidding. I grew up in a family where the first stop in the morning was a quick jaunt to grab the newspaper and to actually read it. I grew up in a newspaper kind of town, …

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Categories class, Current Events Tags no daily newspapers, The Times Picayune 2 Comments
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