I write this post with a heavy heart. Scrolling through Facebook today, I came across ANOTHER article regarding a young child's suicide. This time we're talking about a 10 year old boy who was bullied due to a medical condition beyond his control. I vowed to Maddie's mom that I would keep spreading the Stick [...]
Since all the celebs are doing it...here are my answers to Vogue's 75 questions! 1. On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you about life right now? 8-I am still fresh on my "Word Of The Year" high. I am excited about my plans for the year. 2. Describe yourself in a hashtag? #hotmess obviously [...]
Happy 2019! Its time for my annual Word Of The Year post! Rather than resolutions, I try to pick a word or a phrase to focus my year around. 2018 was Breathe, which I lost sight of and honestly should pick again this year but I am moving on instead. For 2019, my word is [...]
I've said it a 1,000 times: My life is a mess and it's so comical that I can't even make this stuff up! Christmas was no different...it was a ChristMESS...Anyone else riding the Hot Mess Express all the way to the North Pole?
"I realized today that I don't even know when the last time he showered. Ugh. Mom of the year" I mumbled to my mom. I was sitting in my closet, surrounded by a pile of clothes and hangers. I was in the middle of a fat shaming pity party when she called. She asked about [...]
November is National Adoption Month so obviously I have to write a post about adoption!! I get so many questions and comments about adoption. Here are my answers.
Mattie Whittsett is a 9 year old little girl from Birmingham Alabama that took her own life. This is a letter I wrote to her mom.
My fears throughout the years: Youth (10-17ish): the dark, my mom being mad at me, the lunchroom on the first day of school, roaches Early Adult (18-23ish): failing a college class, getting a DUI, not finding "the one", roaches Mid-Adult (24-26ish): losing my job, unexpected bills, losing a loved one, roaches After we adopted Quin, [...]
You guys. It is freaking October. OCTOBER. Like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas then BOOM 2018 is OVER. Just like that. I thought time only flies when you're having fun!?! Apparently it also flies when you're stressed, over eating, and having panic attacks. Alrighty, if the calendar insists, we will move along with October. As usual, new [...]
Labeling theory is the theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them. Labeling theory holds that deviance is not inherent to an act, but instead focuses on the tendency of majorities to negatively label minorities or those seen as deviant from standard cultural norms. A stigma is [...]
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