Daisy | January 11, 2011
Well, it’s not that I disrespect all authority — I am not and never have been of the “Don’t trust anyone over 30″ mindset. I often (maybe even usually) respect authority. I just don’t believe in doing so unthinkingly, and in every instance. When people say, “respect authority,” it seems they mean it in that [...]
Daisy | January 6, 2011
We hear everywhere that it is important to teach tolerance to our children. Why, exactly? Who in the world is eager to be tolerated? You don’t often hear people fondly recalling, “I loved high school — I was so well tolerated!” It’s not that I don’t get that tolerating difference can be necessary. It’s more [...]
Daisy | November 29, 2010
I’ve been thinking about the theme here at Too, Too Mama lately. I’ve got a trusted reader who points out portions of posts that strike this reader as “too judgy” — the concern being that judgment is the opposite of my blogging theme. I believe there is a fine but important line between “opinionated” (which [...]
Daisy | October 15, 2010
Readers know that a big part of the purpose of this blog is to urge parents to give themselves and others a break — to be a little kinder to each other. The idea is that while we’ve all got different parenting styles, we all have our childrens’ best interests at heart. Of course, not [...]
Daisy | August 31, 2010
Boy, this one gets a lot of juice on the interweb, and the most recent court ruling on the matter has prompted me to put this next-in-line in our Guide to Informed Decision-Making. Should I Vaccinate My Child? YES, Dammit, yes!! This is another of those areas where I cannot bring myself to be [...]
