quick hit: doing one or two things correctly
It’s been three weeks and three days since we were informed one of our children had been sexually assaulted. Today, already, my life looks almost normal. I eat, and sleep (ish). I laugh with friends, I...
View Article“letting our children say ‘No'”
At my brother’s wedding reception the table is full of glasses, candles, and stacks of plates piled with delicious food. In this venue, then, one of the other guests brightly asks me, “So how long have...
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a few brief reflections on Mother’s Day
Today is Mothers Day here in the United States, and this will mark my twelfth Mother’s Day in awareness that I am a mother. I am writing here briefly, before spending the day with family and then...
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quick and personal: my Recovery story, at least as of today
Today is my father’s 70th birthday; or would be, if he were alive. I miss him very much, and I will likely write about him later today. For now, here is a piece I penned for another site. I’m trying to...
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what you could stand to learn about addiction
As promised, as part of my writer’s hustle to support a family scholarship, here is another article in a series. First, a bit about who I am, and a bit about who I am not. I am a sober alcoholic,...
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putting children in their place
My children Phoenix & Nels – having a typical “school day” “I have used the words “home schooling” to describe the process by which children grow and learn in the world without going, or going...
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unschooling for Haters, especially my favorite kind of Hater, the “skeptic”
a typical day for my kids Hi. I’m a radical unschooler named Kelly! Listen, I feel ambivalent about labels. On one hand they are helpful for the human mind to process; on the other, the human mind...
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the personal: how the fuck did i ever survive being a new mama?
This post is dedicated to my friend Kiara, a kick-ass mother. A few years ago my mother announced she had a complaint. When she came over to pick my two kids up for the odd playdate (a...
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a blueprint for courage
ed. note – I receive no compensation in any form for links provided here or at my journal, kelly.hogaboom.org. We are only a few days away from moving from our two bedroom rental into a larger one. The...
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more guest posting :-)
Are you just dying to hear the petty complaints of an fringe alternative ed adherent? Well anyway, Idzie Desmarais let me guest post, if you ever change your mind on that account! Meanwhile. Fancy...
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