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Reflections Of A White Woman

June 3, 2020 by not your average mom 24 Comments

I wouldn’t call myself a racist. I don’t think anyone would. But not being a racist and not contributing to the existence of racism in this country are two different things. And I didn’t get this until about three days ago. Up until three days ago I believed that because I was a nice person, […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House Tagged With: activism, anti-racism, fighting racism, George Floyd, racism

I Love All Americans (Except Maybe The Sick F*ckers Who Stole My Family’s Picture — I Don’t Love Them So Much)

July 24, 2017 by not your average mom 14 Comments

It has come to my attention that my family’s picture is being used by members of a hate group that embraces racism, misogyny, homophobia, and anti-Semitism — basically anything that’s not straight, blond haired and blue eyed. I used to joke that my family was Hitler’s wet dream. It was a joke. Because surely nobody […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: altright, blond, family portrait, hate, Hitler, homophobia, misogyny, picture, portrait, prejudice, racism, religion, United States, wet dream

Donald Trump is not this country’s problem.

November 14, 2016 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Donald Trump is not this country’s problem. I know he has said a lot of seriously shitty things. I know he has given some people the impression that hate, racism, and bigotry are okay. And acceptable. The pictures of the swastikas and the videos of kids chanting Build a Wall! bringing their classmates to tears […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: accountability, bigotry, communication, election, president, racism, responsibility, violence

I like people of all colors.

November 18, 2015 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Number 7, who is four years old, has preschool from nine to twelve on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Usually on Wednesdays, we make a quick trip to Costco after I pick her up. It’s only about a mile from her school, and I get her the free sample/cheap frozen yogurt lunch combo. She always shows the […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Costco, racism, when your kids embarrass you

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