This is one of my less popular opinions but I don’t think online tools are great for getting a message to decision makers. I think they’re good for organizing, disseminating messages among activists, and building momentum. However, I think that…
Author: Rebekah Kuschmider
I'm a mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by my political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
On Formula Feeding, Internet Trolling and Penance
So. Yeah. Today over on Babble I had a bit of a shitshow on my hands. See, my editors asked me to write something about feeding babies to promote a new eBook being released on Friday. (The eBook is going…
The Week in WTF: Bang, Bang, You’re Nuts
So. There are two sides to the gun control debate (she stated, as if that point wasn’t so completely obvious that she risks losing readers by saying it). On the one side, we have states like Connecticut, New York and…
Every Second Tuesday
My son goes to preschool in a church building. The preschool isn’t run by the church, we jut rent space from them but we coexist with the congregation and their programs cordially. It’s a Methodist church, so a congregation that’s…
Stay At Home Pundit
My lovely, lovely readers! May I tell you all how thin you look? And your skin! Glowing! Just gorgeous, really. Now get yourself a cup of your beverage of choice and settle in for a few minutes. You may have…
This Week in WTF: North Carolina
I am cross-eyed with rage about this. Apparently, some bigots in the North Carolina legislature have introduced a bill making Christianity the official religion of North Carolina: Republican North Carolina state legislators have proposed allowing an official state religion in…
New At The Broad Side: One Mother’s Repsonse To The NRA’s National School Shield Proposal
The NRA released their “MOAR GUNS FR EVVERBODY!” plan related to their ideas about school safety yesterday. I think most of it sucks. (Shocker, right?). I’m sounding off about the whole awful thing at The Broad Side today: Children are…
New on Babble: What Is Bullying?
There’s a great piece in the New York Times about what actually constitutes bullying and the problems with a defintion that’s too broad. I responded to it over at Babble, using a story from my own school bully experience. I’m…
The Invisible Boy
The first time I saw Max was on a sunny fall day in DC. His mom Maya was a friend from book club and I was warning her that her husband, a Realtor, would be spending the afternoon showing us…
Everything You Want To Know About Sequestration But Were Afraid To Ask
Three days ago, the President signed an order that codified a set of federal budget cuts known as The Sequester. Pundits have been screeching like scalded seagulls over this for weeks, decrying whichever party they feel is to blame for…
