Tag Archives: identity
When I was in sixth grade, my social studies teacher told our class that Mormon men could have more than one wife. I was twelve years old and the only Mormon in my class, in my whole grade even, and … Continue reading
Early But Not That Early
It’s 7:30 a.m. on a Thursday and I am in bed, sandwiched between two noisy sleepers. It feels absurdly early, even though it’s not really early at all, because we didn’t go to bed until close to 2:00 a.m. and … Continue reading
Why I Write About Mormonism
I want to clear something up. You’ve probably noticed I write about my religion a lot. If you’re Mormon, you probably get why I do this. But if you’re not Mormon, well, I don’t know what you think. But I … Continue reading
Vanity
When my dad graduated from law school a little over a decade ago (a four-year effort during which he worked full-time and raised five kids), he didn’t start practicing right away. Instead he took the family out for a more … Continue reading
Why Marriage Turned Me Into An Angry Feminist
I started this blog with a post called On Feminism. I wrote about how I never really thought about feminism or women’s issues, but how I suddenly felt compelled to talk about both of these things and had no one … Continue reading
My Mormon Reeducation/A Third Way
In the past year, I’ve used this blog as a place to express my frustration with my religion, to criticize other members for behaving badly, and, more or less, to jump around and yell, “Hey! I’m different!” I’ve been quiet … Continue reading
Picking And Choosing
Social media is weird, right? I mean, we’re all here because we want to know about Other People. But you don’t really want to know about me. You want to know some, but not too much. Or, you don’t want … Continue reading
Growing Up
Yesterday I wrote about becoming a punctual person like it is some kind of big deal. Like those three minutes matter more than the difference between the person I was and the person I am. I gawk at the psychopath … Continue reading
Why I Blog For Women — Part II
This is a continuation of yesterday’s post, in which I took issue with this article on Forbes.com. Yesterday, I argued that feminist blogs empower women by identifying and talking about discrimination. I disagree with the argument in the Forbes article that … Continue reading
Why I Blog For Women — Part I
[This is Part I of my response to the article “Why Blogs for Women are Bad for Women.”] Did any of you bloggers out there read this piece on Forbes.com? It’s called “Why Blogs for Women are Bad for Women,” … Continue reading
Bending the Rules 