May We Speak Up For Love Without Shame
Today, May 5th, is Children’s Day in Japan, a day to wish for their happiness and health. As such, I think it’s a great opportunity to speak up for the children of Gaza, who deserve to be healthy and happy, just as much as your children or mine. I...
Here’s to You Always Making Me Laugh
“Here’s to you always making me laugh” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz I recently started following a duo from Gaza called @omarherzshow on Instagram. Omar and Mohammad are teenage boys only a year older than my son. They have been displaced due to the...
A Month of Mays: May We Forgive Bad Parenting
Tomorrow being Mother’s Day, it’s a perfect opportunity to take a look at the topic of parenting. We all have our own ideas about what is good parenting and bad parenting. As a parent myself, I really struggled to meet my own standards of good parenting, and I made...
A Month of Mays: May We Embrace Our Differences
Though expressing your uniqueness is seen more and more in a positive light, being different still makes many people uncomfortable. There are plenty of people who grow up feeling rejected by their own family because they were different. During high school years, fitting in was probably one of the...