Tag Archives: parenting

Brutal Honesty

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Silverwynde

When I was a kid, my mother pretty much demanded that I be honest. She wanted me to be truthful, even though every time I was, I still got punished. But I had to speak truthfully, no matter what. My … Continue reading →

Posted in And Now For Something Completely Different | Tagged abuses of power, Baby Scoop Era, childhood, Coming to Terms with Myself, liars, parenting, the journey of grief | 1 Comment

Weekly Reader: Vol 3 Issue 9

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Silverwynde

It’s time once again for news and views that you can peruse. It’s time once again for your regularly scheduled Weekly Reader! Got some hot links, blog posts, or articles from a local paper you’d like to share? Head over … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Reader | Tagged #DeleteFacebook, #FacebookIsTrash, child abuse, coronavirus, COVID-19, Facebook, Grand Nagus, Grand Nagus Trump, Immigration, LGBTQ, parenting, Politics, Racism, SCOTUS, separation of church and state, spanking, transphobia | Leave a comment

Thirty Five Years – Thirty Five Thoughts #9: Much Ado About BotCon

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Silverwynde

It’s a journal entry that makes me see red every time I read it; on an early summer day in 1997, I wrote about BotCon. I wanted to go that year and had been planning on making it to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Transformers Tuesday | Tagged BotCon, childhood, Coming to Terms with Myself, Family Matters, parenting, Transformers Conventions, Transformers Tuesday | Leave a comment

Weekly Reader: Vol 2 Issue 23

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Silverwynde

It’s time once more for all the news and views that you can peruse! It’s another Weekly Reader! As always, if you want to be part of the action, drop a link or three in the comments! The more knowledge, … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Reader | Tagged Abortion, American History, Animals, birth control, child abuse, comic book movies, Contraception, DC, Exploitation, Gender, Grand Nagus, Grand Nagus Trump, Immigration, LGBTQ, Mattel, parenting, Racism, reproductive health, reproductive rights, spanking, the environment, toys, war on agency, worker's rights | Leave a comment

Sacrificial Lambs

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Silverwynde

It was a normal dinner on that evening in 1996. But it was also one that I can never forget: it was the day when I lost my father. As always, we were watching the national news during dinner. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Mass Shootings | Tagged Coming to Terms with Myself, Current Events, Family Matters, gun control, Gun Violence, Guns, Mass Shootings, News, NRA, parenting, Terror, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Weekly Reader Vol 2 Issue 12

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Silverwynde

It’s time once again for news and views that you can peruse. It’s time for your summer edition of the Weekly Reader! As always, if you want to share something, just drop a link in the comments! ‘I Can No … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Reader | Tagged Amazon, anthropogenic climate disruption, child abuse, childhood, children's rights, Cyberstalking, Grand Nagus, Grand Nagus Trump, Immigration, parenting, Politics, Racism, Rape, rape culture, sexual harassment, spanking, the environment | Leave a comment

Weekly Reader Vol 2 Issue 11

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Silverwynde

It’s time once again for news and views that you can peruse! It’s another Weekly Reader! Got a hot story of your own? Want a shout-out for your blog? Got your op-ed published in the local newspaper? Well, just drop … Continue reading →

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On The Subtle Art Form of Not Fucking Getting It

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Silverwynde

Before I begin, I want to warn you: this gets into rather prickly territory–namely, abuse–and this may be a bit much for some. So if you think you can’t (or you simply don’t want to) handle it, then don’t go … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Bitter Truths, Family Matters | Tagged Are you effing serious?, Are you that effing stupid?!, child abuse, Coming to Terms with Myself, Current Events, how to be tone deaf in one easy step, I'll take "Clueless Dipshits" for a thousand Alex, parenting, sometimes you have to throw the entire human away, the lies we tell ourselves, when love is abuse | Leave a comment

Weekly Reader Vol 1 Issue 50

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Silverwynde

It’s time once again for news and views that you can peruse! It’s another edition of your Weekly Reader! As always, if you have something you’d like to share, drop a link in the comments! The more articles, the better! … Continue reading →