The Mom Weekly Volume 47: June 25, 2024 Men’s Mental Health Month Did you know that June is Men’s Mental Health Month? I did not until a few days ago, when two of us were at Sunday Mass (actually Saturday evening) a parish we’ve never been to before, and the church had a poster for […]
Overcoming Inertia About Money (Mom’s Occasional Money Advice)
The Mom Weekly Volume 46: June 18, 2024 I’m a part of a Facebook group that is about finance for people near or in retirement, and while I almost never post or even comment, I find a lot of helpful information and sources. An older woman recently posted how she has crippling anxiety about having […]
If At First You Don’t Fricassee, Fry, Fry a Hen (From the Vault, May 2007)
The Mom Weekly Volume 45: June 11, 2024 Notes: As I re-read this, I can vividly remember how this happened and how I felt all sweaty and irritable after getting the VHS player “just so” between the two front seats. This wasn’t the exact one that we had, but it looks a lot like it. […]
ADHD is Awesome
A short review of a new book by Penn & Kim Holderness. It’s called “ADHD is Awesome.”
The Kind of Death to Glorify God (From the Vault, May 2007)
The Mom Weekly Volume 43: May 28, 2024 Notes: I am not going to downplay how difficult I find it coming to terms with this broken ankle, and not knowing how it will all play out. (For instance, will I or won’t I need surgery? I may find out more tomorrow at an appointment.) I […]
About the Manosphere
The Mom Weekly Volume 42: May 21, 2024 Note: I’m actually setting aside my previously scheduled weekly because of some current news. I had started to write about this topic, and I’ll share some of this below, but because of my injury the other day (the UK hiking advance team will sadly be returning to […]