From Ignoramus To Activist: My Journey to Becoming an Environmentalist
A Late Afternoon on the Lake It is a soggy summer day in Tennessee. Not because it is rainy, but because the humidity is high as it always is. The heat index is over...
Author: madashellmama
5 Ways Waldorf Education Develops Emotionally Whole People
I am in a parent/baby class at the local community college. My oldest wears denim Osh-Kosh B’Gosh overalls over his extra large cloth diaper clad bottom. He is wearing shoes with soft soles, because...
3 Ways I Reduced Maternal Shame
Shame. Shame is used as a tool of domination in many cultures. In the patriarchal culture of the United States, much of the shame is directed at women. It has great power, and that...
5 Ways Nature Helps Me Cope as a Stay-At-Home Parent
The baby is crying. The dog is chewing something they shouldn’t. The kitchen is a mess. Toys are everywhere. The toddler is having a kicking, screaming tantrum. Clean laundry waiting to be folded covers...