Why must we marry? Scandalous little question, isn’t it? Flies in the face of convention! After all, we’re past the 60s and early 70s. We’ve tossed away our peace symbols and sitar music. Am I proposing free love? Romantic anarchy? Hardly. But in my cozy neighborhood of writing cohorts-in-crime, and we’re a mighty varied group, […]
Where Do Women Stow Their Violent Selves?
Women feel rage, too. Do we turn it inward, and self-destruct?
“You’re trouble,” he said.
“You’re trouble,” he said. I didn’t know the gentleman, but he’s right. Yes, I am. It was a brief exchange, yesterday – just a moment with no names – but filled with the fleeting flutter of engagement, and a little smile, the kind that lasts through long days, lightening them so they become more manageable. […]
More sex on the Left Coast? California here I come!
If we’re single, we’re thinking about sex. If we’re married, we’re thinking about sex. If we’re anywhere in between (over 12 and not dead), we’re thinking about sex. Are we getting any? There are clear indications that things are trending West… That is, after all, where the earth moves… As for the rest of us, […]
Promiscuity: The Perils of the “P” Word
I just saw it again – the “P” word. Promiscuity. And I saw it in an article written by a woman, referring to a period in her life when she was actively exploring her sexuality. I loathe the term “promiscuous;” it’s judgmental and gender-biased, implying engagement in indiscriminate sexual behavior with multiple people, and even […]
Chivalry, Part Deux (Teen Style)
Teenage boy + long school day + driving lesson = London Broil, potatoes, au jus with mushrooms, and one giant glass of milk. My 16-year old son waits politely until I sit down. I glance at my watch as he inhales. I sip my wine and cut into my meat. Four minutes. Not a record, […]
Chivalry: Here today, gone tomorrow, ALWAYS in fashion
Is chivalry dead? Recently resurrected? Thriving in certain demographics and knocked off again in others? Will it rise once more in the fine muddle of commotion and controversy over opening doors, pulling out chairs, and picking up the tab on dates? Chivalry is about courtesy and generosity. I say YES to chivalry on my planet […]
Lunch ladies unite! We are not all the same!
I’m going to bust a gut, or the laces on my corset. All women are NOT the same! (Look at Lunch Lady – is she your girl next door? Your neighbor’s wife? Yo mama??) If I hear one more time – “all women try to change a man” – I’m rounding up my friendly action […]
Saucy single mother seeks kept woman position
I am not a kept woman. But I have nothing against it. In fact, I’m all for it! Consider this my online announcement: SAUCY SINGLE MOTHER SEEKS KEPT WOMAN POSITION. My, but I’ve traveled a far piece of road since the heady, feminist 70s. (Cover your bunny ears, Gloria Steinham! Pull down the brim of […]
I love ALLTOP, Part Deux
Thank you, Alltop. And thank you Twitter. Please see this post on branding moms and dads differently. Was I just the straw that broke the camel’s back, on an issue that was in the resolution queue anyway? It’s now a few hours later – and whatever the reason – it seems that Alltop listened. There […]