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- Psaltery & Lyre’s New Site
- 123 Psaltery & Lyre: “Agricola Dreams of Flying” by J. Rose Lara
- 122 Psaltery & Lyre: “Communion: a love poem (a villanelle)” by Rachel Bollinger
- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
- Book Review: Monica Ong’s Silent Anatomies
- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
- Book Review: Matthea Harvey, If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?
- Book Review: LoterÃa Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives
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parenting Archive
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This Must Stop: A Call to End Sexually Invasive Interviews Between Priesthood Leaders and Minors in the LDS Church
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 396 CommentsTRIGGER WARNING: sexual and spiritual abuse When I was 13-years-old, I was violated in a very personal way. A middle-aged man from my neighborhood pulled me aside, brought me into a private room, and asked me explicit sexual questions. It was a traumatic experience. It […] -
3 Little Gurus
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 13 Comments“The greatest advantage of not having children must be that you can go on believing that you are a nice person. Once you have children, you realize how wars start.” Fay Weldon This week, I’m especially mindful of the familial relationships and how they can […] -
Ebony and Ivory: discussing the politics of race with young children
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 8 CommentsIn the post-Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday period and in the midst of Black History Month, my kindergartner has had a lot of questions about race. Not particularly about the children in her class or our friends of different races, but particularly WHY "'most homeless people have dark skin. " -
14 Dear Jack: Self-Love
Posted on February 18, 2012 | 11 CommentsWe can and should make ethical and moral choices about our sexual behavior, but attaching that morality to perfectly healthy and normal biological responses or our fugitive thoughts is a mistake. -
Inviting the demons in for tea
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 4 CommentsAs my son and I approached the enclosure at the dog park yesterday, we were excited to see another Samoyed eagerly waiting at the fence. Her owner seemed excited too — Samoyeds seem to know that they are rare breed and thrive playing with each […] -
13 Dear Jack: Don’t Lose Heart
Posted on February 3, 2012 | 12 Comments; Dear Jack, My shifting faith away from Mormonism hasn’t created a problem with my parenting decisions – until now as my kids hit their teen years. My 16-year old son hangs out with other kids who seem like nice, reasonable and fun teenagers. Often […] -
And You and Me Are…
Posted on January 11, 2012 | 10 CommentsMy mother made the dolls by hand. She lovingly stuffed their life-sized bodies, making small neat stitches in their elbow and knee joints to make them seem articulated. She chose wigs and painted their small faces on the smooth nylon surface of their skin. Never […] -
11 Dear Jack: Make It Work
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 2 CommentsDear Jack, Our ward is changing meeting times next year, and we’ll meet right in the middle of kids’ nap and lunch times. Do we make everyone go to church for three hours and spend the rest of the day crabby, cranky, hungry and […] -
06 Dear Jack: The Weight of the World
Posted on November 19, 2011 | 6 CommentsDear Jack, Our ward primary program is coming up and my six-year-old daughter wants to wear her favorite “fluffy” dress to this special occasion. The dress is white and red with ribbons and tulle … and it’s also sleeveless. I’ve gotten weird looks before when […] -
05 Dear Jack: What the Hookah?
Posted on November 11, 2011 | 21 CommentsDear Jack, My husband and I are DNA Mormons, 5-7 generations on all lines. We have two young adult sons, neither of whom believe in LDS church teachings. My husband has not been a believer since his mission, but attended somewhat regularly until the oldest […] -
Family Ties
Posted on October 27, 2011 | 5 CommentsWhere is the line between serving your family and loosing yourself in it? -
The Santos Family Guide to Complete Family Interestingness
Posted on October 19, 2011 | 11 CommentsToday’s post comes to us from Colin S., who writes: Disclaimer: I am fixing to brag on my kids. It will be tasteful and concise. On December 3, 2004 my fantastically pregnant wife and I checked into one of our fine local hospitals for what […] -
Celestial Attachment and Parenting
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 10 CommentsToday’s post is written by ‘Saint Maybe’, a fabulous writer. Enjoy! Buddhism teaches that the origin of suffering is attachment. That was part of the epiphany of the bodhi tree. Craving, grasping, clinging, and binding are all synonyms for this kind of attachment, with […]